Aluminium(II) oxide

Aluminium(II) oxide
Identifiers
CAS number 14457-64-8 Y
ChemSpider 125481 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:30128 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula AlO
Molar mass 42.98 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Aluminium(II) oxide or aluminium monoxide is a compound of aluminium and oxygen with the chemical formula AlO. It has been detected in the gas phase after explosion of aluminized grenades in the upper atmosphere[1][2][3] and in stellar absorption spectra [4]

References

  1. ^ D. C. Tyte (1964). "Red (B2Π–A2σ) Band System of Aluminium Monoxide". Nature 202 (4930): 383. doi:10.1038/202383a0. 
  2. ^ D. C. Tyte (1967). "The dissociation energy of aluminium monoxide". Proc. Phys. Soc. 92 (4): 1134. doi:10.1088/0370-1328/92/4/339. 
  3. ^ Johnson E. R. & Low C. H. (1967). "Further spectral observations of grenade glow clouds in the lower thermosphere". Australian Journal of Physics 20: 577. Bibcode 1967AuJPh..20..577J. 
  4. ^ Merrill, P. W., Deutsch, A. J., & Keenan, P. C. (1962). "Absorption Spectra of M-Type Mira Variables". Astrophysical Journal 136: 21. Bibcode 1962ApJ...136...21M. doi:10.1086/147348. 

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