Rubidium - ₃₇Rb: crystal structures

Space group: Im-3m
Space group number: 229
Structure: bcc (body-centred cubic)
Cell parameters:
- a: 558.5 pm
- b: 558.5 pm
- c: 558.5 pm
- α: 90.000°
- β: 90.000°
- γ: 90.000°

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Rubidium crystal structure image (ball and stick style) — Rubidium crystal structure image (ball and stick style).

Rubidium crystal structure image (space filling style) — Rubidium crystal structure image (space filling style).

The closest Rb-Rb separation is 494 nm implying a rubidium metallic radius of 247 nm.

References

C. S. Barrett, Acta Crystallogr., 1956, 9, 671.