Oxidative chlorination catalyst.Rubidium hydroxide hydrate is used in fireworks in place of pure rubidium to get violet color, thereby it prevents the waste of expensive element rubidium. It acts as an intermediate in the synthesis of other rubidium compounds.
Alkali metal hydroxide - Inorganic hydride - Inorganic oxide - Inorganic salt
Description
This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkali metal hydroxides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is hydroxide, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkali metal.
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