Trioxide (original) (raw)

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Compound with three oxygen atoms

For the triple-oxygen-molecule existing in the atmosphere, see Ozone.

A trioxide is a compound with three oxygen atoms. For metals with the M2O3 formula there are several common structures. Al2O3, Cr2O3, Fe2O3, and V2O3 adopt the corundum structure. Many rare earth oxides adopt the "A-type rare earth structure" which is hexagonal. Several others plus indium oxide adopt the "C-type rare earth structure", also called "bixbyite", which is cubic and related to the fluorite structure.[1]

  1. ^ Jaffe, Howard W. (1996). Crystal Chemistry and Refractivity. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 266–272. ISBN 978-0-486-69173-2. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2021-12-05.