Vanadium(III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula V₂O₃. It is a black solid prepared by reduction of V₂O₅ with

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. It is a basic oxide dissolving in acids to give solutions of vanadium (III) complexes. V₂O₃ has the corundum structure. It is antiferromagnetic with a critical temperature of 160 K. E.M. Page, S.A.Wass (1994),''Vanadium:Inorganic and Coordination chemistry'', Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, At this temperature there is an abrupt change in conductivity from metallic to insulating. This also distorts the crystal structure to a monoclinic space group: C2/c. Upon exposure to air it gradually converts into indigo-blue V₂O₄. In nature it occurs as the rare mineral

karelianite Karelianite is an rare mineral, a natural form of vanadium(III) oxide, V2O3. In terms of chemistry it is vanadium-analogue of hematite, corundum, eskolaite, tistarite, bixbyite, avicennite Avicennite ( thallium(III) oxide) is an oxide mineral. I ...

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