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Iron(III)oxide 98 +%, red, pure
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What is Iron(III) Oxide?
Iron(III) oxide is a stable iron oxide. Among other things, it is part of the rust and causes its color. It crystallizes in the corundum structure. It possesses formula Fe2O2.
What is Iron Oxide used for?
Iron(III) oxide is used as a pigment and is known as iron oxide red. Its color ranges from red-orange to deep red and is also the main component of natural red earth ore.
Iron(III) oxide is used as a magnetizable material as a recording layer for audio tapes. Iron(III) oxide is also a component of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, which are used as contrast agents in magnetic resonance tomography and especially molecular imaging.
It is also used in the thermite process in combination with aluminum.
Elemental aluminum reacts with iron(III) oxide to form elemental iron and aluminum(III) oxide.
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Technical data
Empirical formula Fe2O3
Molar mass (M) 159.69 g / mol
Solubility Insoluble (H2O, 20 ° C)
CAS No. [1309-37-1]
EC No. 215-168-2
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MSDS Eisen(III)oxid (DE) |
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MSDS Oxyde de fer(III) (FR) |
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