Rubidium

Rubidium: crystal structure

Here is some information about the crystal structure of rubidium.

• 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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• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

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.

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