Dicaesium peroxide

The following are some synonyms of dicaesium peroxide:

The oxidation number of caesium in dicaesium peroxide is 1.

Synthesis

One way to make caesium peroxide is to react caesium metal in liquid ammonia with with contolled amounts of elemental oxygen.

2Cs(NH₃) + O₂ → Cs₂(O₂)

Solid state structure

• Geometry of caesium:
• Prototypical structure:

Element analysis

The table shows element percentages for Cs₂O₂ (dicaesium peroxide).

Isotope pattern for Cs₂O₂

The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula Cs₂O₂ with the most intense ion set to 100%.

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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