Daily ChemicalsChromium Sesquioxide CAS# 1308-38-9
Chromium oxide is a basic inorganic chemical raw material. Its chemical name is chromium trioxide, Cr2O3. It belongs to the trigonal crystal system. If a hexagonal unit cell is taken, the unit cell parameters are 4.960x 4.960×13.584 and the axial ratio is 4.473. Cr2O3 has a γ-Al2O3 structure. This rigid crystal is composed of oxygen ions that are closely packed and M3+ ions fill the octahedral gaps formed by these close packings.It is known that the ionic radii of Cr3+ and O2- are 0.069nm and 0.132nm respectively, and the ratio of positive and negative ionic radii is 0.52, in the range of 0.414~0.732. Therefore, the coordination number of Cr3+ is 6, so it is in the octahedral gap.