Rubidium selenide

Rubidium selenide is a chemical compound made of rubidium and selenide ions. Its chemical formula is . The molar mass is around 249.907 g/mol. It is used together with caesium selenide in solar cells.

Formation of rubidium selenide
It can be made when rubidium metal reacts with mercury selenide to make rubidium selenide and mercury metal.
The balanced chemical equation is:

It can also be made when rubidium hydroxide reacts with hydrogen selenide to make rubidium selenide and water.
The balanced chemical equation is:

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Rubidium oxide

Category:Rubidium compounds
Category:Selenides