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Rubidium Iodide (
RbI
)

Properties (RbI)
Transmission Range	0.3... 50 µm
Refractive Index	1.61 @10.6 µm
Reflective Loss	10.6% @1.06 µm
Reststrahlen
Density	3.55 g/cm³
Melting Point	642°C, 647°C
Molecular Weight	212.372
Thermal Conductivity	9.9 W/(m·K)
Specific Heat	242.7 J/(kg·K) @10°C
Thermal Expansion	39 · 10^-6/°C @20°C
Hardness (Mohs)	1,0 (Mohs)
Young`s Modulus
Shear Modulus
Bulk Modulus	11 GPa
Rupture Modulus
Elastic Coefficient	C₁₁ = 25.6; C₁₂ = 3.7; C₄₄ = 2.79 GPa
Dielectric Constant
Solubility in Water	152g / 100g
Type of Material	Single crystal, synthetic
Crystal Structure	Cubic, NaCl type structure, a₀ = 7.342 Å
Cleavage Planes	(100)
Standard Diameter	40 mm
Application	IR spectroscopy

Transmission spectrum

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