Yttrium(III) oxide

Yttrium(III) oxide
Yttrium(III) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Yttrium(III) oxide.
Other names
Yttria,
diyttrium trioxide,
yttrium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 215-233-5
RTECS number
  • ZG3850000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3O.2Y
    Key: SIWVEOZUMHYXCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=[Y]O[Y]=O
Properties
Y2O3
Molar mass 225.81 g/mol
Appearance White solid.
Density 5.010 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 2,425 °C (4,397 °F; 2,698 K)
Boiling point 4,300 °C (7,770 °F; 4,570 K)
insoluble
+44.4·10−6 cm3/mol[1]
Structure
Cubic (bixbyite), cI80[2]
Ia3 (No. 206)
Octahedral
Thermochemistry
99.08 J/mol·K [3]
-1905.310 kJ/mol [3]
-1816.609 kJ/mol [3]
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
>10,000 mg/kg (rat, oral)
>6000 mg/kg (mouse, oral)[4]
Related compounds
Other anions
Yttrium(III) sulfide
Other cations
Scandium(III) oxide,
Lutetium(III) oxide
Related compounds
Yttrium barium
copper 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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Yttrium oxide, also known as yttria, is Y2O3. It is an air-stable, white solid substance.

The thermal conductivity of yttrium oxide is 27 W/(m·K).[5]

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  3. ^ a b c R. Robie, B. Hemingway, and J. Fisher, “Thermodynamic Properties of Minerals and Related Substances at 298.15K and 1bar Pressure and at Higher Temperatures,” US Geol. Surv., vol. 1452, 1978. [1]
  4. ^ "Yttrium compounds (as Y)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  5. ^ P. H. Klein & W. J. Croft (1967). "Thermal conductivity, Diffusivity, and Expansion of Y2O3, Y3Al5O12, and LaF3 in the Range 77-300 K". J. Appl. Phys. 38 (4): 1603. Bibcode:1967JAP....38.1603K. doi:10.1063/1.1709730.