dichromium trioxide
Also known as green oxide of chromium, green chromium oxide, chromium(III) sesquioxide, chromium sesquioxide, chromia, chromium oxide, chromium(III) oxide
chemical compound
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
- Image
- Chromium(III)-oxide-sample.jpg
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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