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Chromium trioxide

1333-82-0CrO399.993 g/mol
Coordination CompoundChEBI source record

A chromium oxide composed of a single chromium bound (oxidation state +6) to three oxygens; the acidic anhydride of chromic acid. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H26-B-138 / R-084 · FY2014

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number1333-82-0ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaCrO3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass99.993 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass99.92525 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:48240ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass99.994 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass99.925249 DaPubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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chromium trioxide
chromium trioxide
WGLPBDUCMAPZCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[O]=[Cr](=[O])=[O]
InChI=1S/Cr.3O

Names & synonyms

chromium(6+) oxidechromium(VI) oxide

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2014 source classification
Chromic anhydride · H26-B-138 / R-084
EndpointReported classification
Oxidizing solidsCategory 2
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 3
Acute toxicity (Dermal)Category 2
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Dusts and mists)Category 2
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 1
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 1

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0100007 mol

Uses 99.993 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
Cr
Chromium · 1 atom
52.00%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
48.00%

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Research & patent references

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:48240

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 14915 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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