Rhodium(IV) oxide

Rhodium(IV) oxide
Identifiers
CAS number 12137-27-8 Y
ChemSpider 15017693 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula RhO2
Molar mass 134.904 g/mol
Appearance black crystalline solid
Density 7.2 g/cm³
Melting point

1050 °C (decomposes)
Solubility insoluble in aqua regia
Structure
Crystal structure tetragonal (rutile)
Hazards
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Rhodium(IV) oxide (or Rhodium dioxide) is the chemical compound with the formula RhO2.

Contents

Chemical properties

RhO2 is highly insoluble even in hot aqua regia.[1]

Structure

RhO2 has the tetragonal rutile structure. [2]

Physical properties

RhO2 has metallic resistivity with values <10–4 Ohm·cm. It transforms in air to RhO3 at 850 °C and then to metal and oxygen at 1050 °C [2].

See also

References

  1. ^ O. Muller and R. Roy (1968). "Formation and stability of the platinum and rhodium oxides at high oxygen pressures and the structures of Pt3O4, β-PtO2 and RhO2". Journal of the Less Common Metals 16: 129. doi:10.1016/0022-5088(68)90070-2. 
  2. ^ a b R. D. Shannon (1968). "Synthesis and properties of two new members of the rutile family RhO2 and PtO2". Solid State Communications 6: 139. doi:10.1016/0038-1098(68)90019-7.