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IUPAC name
Scandium(III) oxide
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Other names
Scandia, scandium sesquioxide
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.844 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
Sc2O3 | |
Molar mass | 137.910 g/mol |
Appearance | White powder |
Density | 3.86 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 2,485 °C (4,505 °F; 2,758 K) |
insoluble in water | |
Solubility | soluble in hot acids (reacts) |
Structure[1] | |
Bixbyite | |
Ia3 (No. 206) | |
a = 985 pm
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Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Scandium(III) sulfide |
Other cations
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Yttrium(III) oxide Lutetium(III) 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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Scandium(III) oxide or scandia is a inorganic compound with formula Sc2O3. It is one of several oxides of rare earth elements with a high melting point. It is used in the preparation of other scandium compounds as well as in high-temperature systems (for its resistance to heat and thermal shock), electronic ceramics, and glass composition (as a helper material).