This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Boron suboxide is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
| Boron suboxide | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name | Boron suboxide |
| Other names | None |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | ? |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | B6O |
| Molar mass | 80.865 g/mol |
| Appearance | Reddish icosahedral twinned crystals |
| Density | ? |
| Melting point |
? |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references |
|
Boron suboxide (chemical formula B6O) is a solid compound of boron and oxygen. Unusually, it forms icosahedral particles, which are neither single crystals nor quasicrystals, but twinned groups of twenty tetrahedral crystals. It is extremely hard, and is believed to be one of the hardest substances in the world, after aggregated diamond nanorods, ultrahard fullerite, diamond and cubic boron nitride.
See also
External links
- http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=51913&from=img
- http://researchmag.asu.edu/stories/hardstuff.html
- Boron suboxide: As hard as cubic boron nitride
 |
This inorganic compound-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This material-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 29 March 2008, at 16:47.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Boron suboxide".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.