Thulium(III) oxide is a pale green solid 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. It can be prepared in the laboratory by burning thulium metal in air, or by decomposition of thulium salts, such as thulium(III) nitrate or thulium(III) acetate.[1][2]
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IUPAC name
Thulium(III) oxide
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Other names
Thulium oxide, thulium sesquioxide
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.670 |
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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) |
slightly soluble in acids | |
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | Sigma-Aldrich |
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Other anions
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Thulium(III) chloride |
Other cations
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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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References
edit- ^ Catherine E. Housecroft; Alan G. Sharpe (2008). "Chapter 25: The f-block metals: lanthanoids and actinoids". Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition. Pearson. p. 864. ISBN 978-0-13-175553-6.
- ^ Justice, Bruce; Westrum, Edgar; Chang, Elfreda; Radebaugh, Ray (February 1, 1969). "Thermophysical properties of the lanthanide oxides. IV. Heat capacities and thermodynamic properties of thulium(III) and lutetium(III) oxides. Electronic energy levels of several lanthanide(III) ions". Journal of Physical Chemistry. 2 (73): 333–340 – via ACSPublications.