Thulium(III) oxide

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Thulium(III) oxide
Thulium(III) oxide
Names
Other names
Thulium oxide, thulium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/3O.2Tm/q3*-2;2*+3
  • [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Tm+3].[Tm+3]
Properties
Tm2O3
Molar mass 385.866 g/mol
Appearance greenish-white cubic crystals
Density 8.6 g/cm3
Melting point 2,341 °C (4,246 °F; 2,614 K)
Boiling point 3,945 °C (7,133 °F; 4,218 K)
slightly soluble in acids
+51,444·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Cubic, cI80
Ia-3, No. 206
Related compounds
Other anions
Thulium(III) chloride
Other cations
Erbium(III) oxide
Ytterbium(III) oxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thulium(III) oxide is a pale green solid compound, with the formula

, who named it thulia. It can be prepared in the laboratory by burning thulium metal in air, or by decomposition of their oxoacid salts, such as thulium nitrate.[1]

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