rubidium oxide

noun

any oxide of rubidium, but especially the yellow solid Rb₂O; it is a strong base, reacting strongly with water to form the hydroxide and with acids to form normal salts

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nounrubidium oxide (countable and uncountable, plural rubidium oxides)

plural rubidium oxides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryany oxide of rubidium, but especially the yellow solid Rb₂O; it is a strong base, reacting strongly with water to form the hydroxide and with acids to form normal salts
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