Cesium chloride Chemical Properties

Melting point	645 °C(lit.)
Boiling point	1290 °C
density	3.983
refractive index	1.6418
Fp	1303°C
storage temp.	2-8°C
solubility	H2O: 3 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
form	beads
color	White
PH	5.0-7.5 (25℃, 3M in H2O)
Water Solubility	1860 g/L (20 ºC)
Sensitive	Hygroscopic
Merck	14,2011
Stability:	Stable. Deliquescent. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids. Protect from moisture.

Cesium chloride Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties	White/clear cryst. powder
Uses	Used for the preparation of electrically conducting glasses.1,2 Used to make solutions for the separation of RNA from DNA by density gradient centrifugation.3
Uses	For molecular genetic applications used in preparing nucleic acids for subsequent hybridization or cloning experiments
Definition	ChEBI: The inorganic chloride salt of caesium; each caesium ion is coordinated by eight chlorine ions.