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antimony trioxide

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antimony trioxide

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Also known as Antimony(III) oxide, Antimony sesquioxide, Antimonous oxide, Flowers of Antimony

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
O3Sb2
Molecular weight
291.52 g/mol
IUPAC name
bis(antimony(3+));tris(oxygen(2-))
SMILES
[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Sb+3].[Sb+3]
InChIKey
GHPGOEFPKIHBNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
3 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Encyclopedic overview

Antimony(III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Sb2O3. It is the most important commercial compound of antimony. It is found in nature as the minerals valentinite and senarmontite. A mixed arsenic-antimony oxide occurs in nature as the very rare mineral stibioclaudetite.

Production and properties

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