Yttrium(III) oxide

Yttrium oxide, also known as yttria, is Y2O3. It is an air-stable, white solid substance.

Yttrium(III) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Yttrium(III) oxide.
Other names
Yttria,
diyttrium trioxide,
yttrium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.849
EC Number
  • 215-233-5
RTECS number
  • ZG3850000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3O.2Y
    Key: SIWVEOZUMHYXCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=[Y]O[Y]=O
Properties
Y2O3
Molar mass 225.81 g/mol
Appearance White solid.
Density 5.010 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 2,425 °C (4,397 °F; 2,698 K)
Boiling point 4,300 °C (7,770 °F; 4,570 K)
insoluble
Solubility in alcohol
acid
soluble
+44.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Cubic (bixbyite), cI80
Ia3 (No. 206)
Octahedral
Thermochemistry
99.08 J/mol·K
-1905.310 kJ/mol
-1816.609 kJ/mol
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
>10,000 mg/kg (rat, oral)
>6000 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions
Yttrium(III) sulfide
Other cations
Scandium(III) oxide,
Lutetium(III) oxide
Related compounds
Yttrium barium
copper 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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Infobox references

The thermal conductivity of yttrium oxide is 27 W/(m·K).

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