Thulium(III) oxide

Thulium(III) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Thulium(III) oxide
Other names
Thulium oxide, thulium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.670
EC Number
  • 234-851-6
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)
Solubility Slightly soluble in acids
+51,444·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Cubic, cI80
Ia-3, No. 206
a = 10.49 Å
16
Thermochemistry
2.515 °Cp (25 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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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Infobox references

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.