Solid phase
Official name
Caesium nitrate
Secondary names
Cesium nitrate
CAS number
7789-18-6
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
nitrate
Formula
Cs+.(NO3)
Chemical formula
CsNO3
Elemental formula
(Cs+) (N+) O2 (O-)
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
4.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Cs+ Caesium cation element 1 0.5 1 constituent cation main
(NO3) Nitrate anion chemical function 1 0.5 1 anionic radical main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
(NO3) 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
Cs+O 1
N+O2/3 3
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase name
CsNO3-II
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
trigonal
Crystal class
pyramidal
Crystal class symbol
3 (C3)
Crystal spacegroup
P3(1)
Molar mass
194.91 g/mol
Density
3.685 (calc. 3.72) g/cm3
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-solid CsNO3-I 161 °C (434 K)
Refringence type
uniaxial
Pure color
colorless
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent