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dichromium trioxide
Sign in to saveAlso known as green oxide of chromium, green chromium oxide, chromium(III) sesquioxide, chromium sesquioxide, chromia, chromium oxide, chromium(III) oxide
chemical compound
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Within Vinony's link graph, dichromium trioxide is referenced by 394 other articles, and connects out to zirconium, chromium trioxide and iridium(IV) oxide.
It is catalogued under topics including Abrasives, Alchemical substances and Chembox having GHS data.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- Cr2O3
- Molecular weight
- 151.99 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chromium;trioxochromium
- SMILES
- O=[Cr](=O)=O.[Cr]
- InChIKey
- QDOXWKRWXJOMAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 51.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 151.865759
- Image
- Chromium(III)-oxide-sample.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chromium(III) oxide
- canonical SMILES
- O=[Cr]O[Cr]=O
- chemical formula
- Cr₂O₃
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0140
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 25
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 0.5
- melting point
- 2330
- density
- 5.21
- boiling point
- 4000
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -1128
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Encyclopedic overview
Chromium(III) oxide (or chromia) is an inorganic compound with the formula Cr 2O 3. It is one of the principal oxides of chromium and is used as a pigment. In nature, it occurs as a rare mineral called eskolaite.
Structure and properties
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