Promethium(III) oxide
Chemical compound
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Promethium(III) oxide is a compound with the formula Pm2O3. It is the most common form of promethium.
Powdered promethium oxide in a metal tray | |
 Cubic form | |
 Hexagonal form | |
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Promethium(III) oxide | |
| Other names
Promethium sesquioxide | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| Properties | |
| Pm2O3 | |
| Molar mass | 337.824 g/mol |
| Melting point | ~2320 °C[1] |
| Structure | |
| Cubic | |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Promethium(III) chloride |
Other cations |
Neodymium(III) oxide, Samarium(III) oxide, Neptunium(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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Crystal structure
Promethium oxide exists in three major crystalline forms:[1]
| Form | Pearson symbol | Space group | No. | a; b; c (nm) | β(deg) | Z | Density (g/cm3) |
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| Cubic | cI80 | Ia3 | 206 | 1.099 | 16 | 6.85 | |
| Monoclinic | mS30 | C2/m | 12 | 1.422; 0.365; 0.891 | 100.1 | 6 | 7.48 |
| Hexagonal | hP5 | P3m1 | 164 | 0.3802; 0.3802; 0.5954 | 1 | 7.62 |
*a, b and c are lattice parameters, Z is the number of formula units per unit cell, density is calculated from X-ray data.
The low-temperature cubic form converts to the monoclinic structure upon heating to 750–800 °C, and this transition can only be reversed by melting the oxide. The transition from the monoclinic to hexagonal form occurs at 1740 °C.
