Thulium(III) oxide
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| IUPAC name
Thulium(III) oxide | |
| Other names
Thulium oxide, thulium sesquioxide | |
| Identifiers | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.670 |
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| 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) |
| Solubility | Slightly soluble in acids |
| +51,444·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Cubic, cI80 | |
| Ia-3, No. 206 | |
a = 10.49 Å | |
Formula units (Z) |
16 |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
2.515 °Cp (25 °C) |
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| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Sigma-Aldrich |
| 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 crystalline compound, with the formula Tm2O3. It was first isolated in 1879, from an impure sample of erbia, by Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve, who named it thulia.