Product Name
Vanadium(III) oxide
Category
Electrode Materials; Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Materials
Description
Vanadium trioxide appears as a black crystalline solid. Density 4.87 g / cm³. Slightly soluble in water. Irritating to skin and eyes. May be toxic by ingestion. Used to make other chemicals. Used as a catalyst.;DryPowder;BLACK POWDER.
IUPAC Name
oxo(oxovanadiooxy)vanadium
Molecular Weight
149.881g/mol
Molecular Formula
V2O3;V2O3;O3V2
Canonical SMILES
O=[V]O[V]=O
InChI Key
KFAFTZQGYMGWLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
Approximately 3000 °C
Melting Point
1940 °C;1970 °C
Density
4.87 g/cu cm;4.87 g/cm³
Solubility
In water, 0.01 g/100 mL at 20 °C;Insoluble in water;Slightly soluble in cold water (20-25 °C), soluble in hot water;Difficultly soluble in acids;Soluble in nitric acid, hydrogen fluoride, alkali ...;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.01 (very poor)
Color/Form
Black powder;Black crystals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Exact Mass
149.872658g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
149.872658g/mol
Other Experimental
Has corundum (Al2O3) structure; air oxidation proceeds slowly at ambient temperatures but oxidation by chlorine at elevated temperatures to give VOCl3 and V2O5 is rapid;On exposure to air it is gradually converted into indigo-blue crystals of V2O4.;Enthalpy of formation at 298.15 K: -1218.8 kJ/mol; molar heat capacity at 298.15 K: 103.2 J/mol K;Within tissues in organisms, V3+ and V4+ predominate because of largely reducing conditions; in plasma however, which is high in oxygen, V5+ is formed.;Vanadium trioxide undergoes slow air oxidation at room temperature. It does ignite upon heating in air. Reacts rapidly with chlorine.
Stability
Stable under recommended storage conditions.;On exposure to air it is gradually converted into indigo-blue crystals of /vanadium tetraoxide/.