Curium(III) oxide

Curium(III) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Curium(III) oxide
Systematic IUPAC name
Curium(3+) oxide
Other names
Curic oxide
Curium sesquioxide
Identifiers
12371-27-6 N
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PubChem 18415183
Properties
Cm2O3
Molar mass 542.00 g·mol−1
Structure
Hexagonal, hP5
P-3m1, No. 164
Related compounds
Other cations
Gadolinium(III) oxide
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Curium(III) oxide is a compound composed of curium and oxygen with chemical formula Cm2O3. Curium forms two oxides, curium(III) oxide (Cm2O3) and curium(IV) oxide (CmO2). However, curium(III) oxide is more common. Both curium oxides are solids, insoluble in water but soluble in mineral acids.[1]

See also

References

  1. Norman M. Edelstein, James D. Navratil, Wallace W. Schulz (1984). Americium and curium chemistry and technology. D. Reidel Pub. Co. pp. 167–168.

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