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[7] Fused caesium hydroxide has applications in bringing glass samples into a solution for analytical purposes in the commercial glass industry and a defense waste processing facility as it is able to dissolve glass by attacking its silica framework. The melting process is carried out in a nickel or zirconium crucible.[8] Caesium hydroxide fusion at 750°C produces complete dissolution of glass pellets.[8]

Due to its high reactivity, caesium hydroxide is extremely hygroscopic and deliquescent. Laboratory caesium hydroxide is typically a hydrate.

It is an anisotropic etchant of silicon, exposing octahedral planes. This technique can form pyramids and regularly shaped etch pits for uses such as Microelectromechanical systems. It is known to have a higher selectivity to etch highly p-doped silicon than the more commonly used potassium hydroxide.

This compound is not commonly used in experiments due to the high extraction cost of caesium and its reactive behaviour. It acts in similar fashion to the compounds rubidium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, although more reactive.

References

  1. ↑ “ICSC 1592 – Cesium Hydroxide”.
  2. ↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 4–51, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  3. ↑ “Sortierte Liste: pKb-Werte, nach Ordnungszahl sortiert. – Das Periodensystem online”.
  4. ↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 5–14, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  5. ↑ Gigiena Truda i Professional’nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases., 21(1)(29), 1977
  6. 1 2 3 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. “#0111”. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  7. ↑ Considine, Douglas M.; Considine, Glenn D. (2013-12-11). Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4757-6918-0.
  8. 1 2 Coleman, C.J; Spencer, W.A. (April 1998). “CsOH is a very strong base that attacks the silica framework of glass under fusion conditions. Cesium Hydroxide Fusion Dissolution of Analytical Reference Glass-1 in Both Powder and Shard Form” (PDF). Westinghouse Savannah River Company. CsOH is a very strong base that attacks the silica framework of glass under fusion conditions.