molybdenum trioxide

• Formula: MoO₃
• Molecular weight: 143.96
• CAS Registry Number: 1313-27-5
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   X

Additional references: Jacox, 1998, page 250; Jacox, 2003, page 226

Notes

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Stull, 1947
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Yoder, Maze, et al., 2005
Yoder, B.L.; Maze, J.T.; Raghavachari, K.; Jarrold, C.C., Structures of Mo2Oy- and Mo2Oy (y=2, 3, and 4) studied by anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, J. Chem. Phys., 2005, 122, 9, 094313, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1853379 . [all data]

Rudnyi, Vovk, et al., 1989
Rudnyi, E.B.; Vovk, O.M.; Kaibicheva, E.A.; Sidorov, L.N., Formation Enthalpies of Oxygen Containing Anions of Group VI Elements in the Gas Phase and the Electron Affinities of CrO₃, MoO₃, and WO₃, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1989, 21, 3, 247, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(89)90014-1 . [all data]

Miller, 1979
Miller, W.J., The use of flames as media for the study of in-molecule thermochemistry in characterization of high temperature vapors and gases, NBS Spec. Publ. U.S., 1979, 561, 443. [all data]

Yamdagni, Pupp, et al., 1970
Yamdagni, R.; Pupp, C.; Porter, R.F., Mass spectrometric study of the evaporation of lithium and sodium molybdates and tungstates, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1970, 32, 3509. [all data]

Pupp, Yamdagni, et al., 1969
Pupp, C.; Yamdagni, R.; Porter, R.F., Mass spectrometric study of the evaporation of BaMoO₄ and BaWO₄, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1969, 31, 2021. [all data]

Drowart, Exsteen, et al., 1964
Drowart, J.; Exsteen, G.; Verhaegen, G., Mass spectrometric determination of the dissociation energy of the molecules MgO, CaO, SrO and Sr₂O, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1964, 60, 1920. [all data]

DeMaria, Burns, et al., 1960
DeMaria, G.; Burns, R.P.; Drowart, J.; Inghram, M.G., Mass spectrometric study of gaseous molybdenum, tungsten, and uranium oxides, J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 32, 1373. [all data]

Hewett, Newton, et al., 1975
Hewett, W.D., Jr.; Newton, J.H.; Weltner, W., Jr., Absorption spectra of molybdenum oxide molecules and molybdenum atoms in neon and argon matrices at 4.deg.K, J. Phys. Chem., 1975, 79, 24, 2640, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100591a014 . [all data]

Zhou and Andrews, 1999
Zhou, M.; Andrews, L., Infrared spectra and density functional calculations of the CrO[sub 2][sup -], MoO[sub 2][sup -], and WO[sub 2][sup -] molecular anions in solid neon, J. Chem. Phys., 1999, 111, 9, 4230, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.479721 . [all data]

Bare, Souter, et al., 1998
Bare, W.D.; Souter, P.F.; Andrews, L., Reactions of Laser-Ablated Molybdenum and Tungsten Atoms with Dioxygen. Resolved Infrared Spectra of Natural Molybdenum and Tungsten Isotopic Oxides in Argon Matrices, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1998, 102, 43, 8279, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9826266 . [all data]

Jacox, 1998
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement A, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 2, 115-393, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556017 . [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°liquid,1 bar	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°solid	Entropy of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

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