Caesium oxide (

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name), or cesium oxide, describes

inorganic compound In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...

s composed of

caesium Caesium (IUPAC spelling) (or cesium in American English) is a chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-golden alkali metal with a melting point of , which makes it one of only five elemental metals that a ...

and

oxygen Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as wel ...

. Several binary (containing only Cs and O) oxides of caesium are known.. Caesium oxide may refer to: *

Caesium suboxide Caesium (IUPAC spelling) (or cesium in American English) is a chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-golden alkali metal with a melting point of , which makes it one of only five elemental metals that ar ...

s (Cs₇O, Cs₄O, and Cs₁₁O₃) *

Caesium monoxide Caesium monoxide, (Cs2O), often simply Caesium oxide, is the simplest and most common oxide of the caesium. It forms yellow-orange hexagonal crystals. Uses Caesium oxide is used in photocathodes to detect infrared signals in devices such as image ...

(Cs₂O, the most common oxide) *

Caesium peroxide Caesium peroxide or cesium peroxide is a compound of caesium and oxygen. It can be formed from caesium metal by adding a stoichiometric amount in ammonia solution, or oxidizing the solid metal directly. :2Cs + O2 → Cs2O2 It can also be formed ...

(Cs₂O₂) *

Caesium sesquioxide Caesium sesquioxide is a chemical compound with the formula or . In terms of oxidation states, Caesium in this compound has a nominal charge of +1, and the oxygen is a mixed peroxide () and superoxide () for a structural formula of . Compared to ...

(Cs₂O₃) * Caesium superoxide (CsO₂) * Caesium ozonide (CsO₃)

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