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Molybdenum dioxide
- CAS number
- 18868-43-4
- Molecular weight
- 127.95900
- Molecular formula / chemical symbol
- MoO2
Description
Molybdenum dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula MoO2. It is a violet-colored solid and is a metallic conductor. It crystallizes in a monoclinic cell, and has a distorted rutile, (TiO2) crystal structure. In TiO2 the oxide anions are close packed and titanium atoms occupy half of the octahedral interstices (holes).
