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| IUPAC name cobalt(II) dicobalt(III) oxide | |
| Other names cobalt oxide, cobalt(II,III) oxide, cobaltosic oxide, tricobalt tetroxide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.780 |
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| Properties | |
| Co3O4 CoO.Co2O3 | |
| Molar mass | 240.80 g/mol |
| Appearance | black solid |
| Density | 6.07 g/cm3[2] |
| Melting point | 895 °C (1,643 °F; 1,168 K) |
| Boiling point | 900 °C (1,650 °F; 1,170 K) (decomposes) |
| Insoluble | |
| Solubility | soluble (with degradation) inacids andalkalis |
| +7380·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| cubic | |
| Fd3m, No. 227[3] | |
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| Danger | |
| H317,H334,H350,H411 | |
| P261,P273,P284,P304+P340,P342+P311 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Cobalt(II,III) oxide is aninorganic compound with theformula Co3O4. It is one of two well characterizedcobalt oxides. It is a blackantiferromagnetic solid. As amixed valence compound, its formula is sometimes written as CoIICoIII2O4 and sometimes as CoO•Co2O3.[4]
Co3O4 adopts thenormal spinel structure, with Co2+ ions in tetrahedral interstices and Co3+ ions in the octahedral interstices of thecubicclose-packedlattice ofoxide anions.[4]
| tetrahedral coordination geometry of Co(II) | distortedoctahedral coordination geometry of Co(III) | distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry of O |
Cobalt(II) oxide, CoO, converts to Co3O4 upon heating at around 600–700 °C in air.[4] Above 900 °C, CoO is stable.[4][5] These reactions are described by the following equilibrium:
Cobalt(II,III) oxide is used as a blue coloring agent forpotteryenamel andglass, as an alternative to cobalt(II) oxide.[6]
Cobalt(II,III) oxide is used as an electrode in somelithium-ion batteries, possibly in the form ofcobalt oxide nanoparticles.
Cobalt compounds are potentially poisonous in large amounts.[7]