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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Aluminium(II) oxide | |
| Systematic IUPAC name Oxoalumanyl radical | |
| Other names Aluminium monoxide Oxidoaluminium Oxoaluminum Aluminious oxide | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) | |
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| 349 | |
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| Properties | |
| AlO | |
| Molar mass | 42.98 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Aluminium(II) oxide oraluminium monoxide is a compound ofaluminium andoxygen with thechemical formula AlO. It has been detected in the gas phase after explosion of aluminized grenades in the upper atmosphere[1][2][3] and in stellar absorption spectra.[4]
Aluminium(II) oxide is one of thealuminium oxides (the most common isaluminium oxide Al2O3), as it was the rare example of an aluminium(II) compound since aluminium usually exists in its +3oxidation state.
Aluminium is an unstable compound, due to it easily reacting with oxygen to become aluminium(III) oxide:[5]
