Bismuth(III) sulfide (Bi2S3) Bismuth(III) sulfide Bismuth(III) sulfide (Bi2S3) is an inorganic compound and the main bismuth sulfide mineral. It is a dark, insoluble solid studied as an ore and as a narrow-band-gap semiconductor f…
Cobalt: Transition Metal Properties, Industrial Uses, and Biological Importance Cobalt Cobalt (Co): a ferromagnetic transition metal — properties, chemistry and occurrence; major industrial uses (batteries, superalloys, catalysts), global production, and its biologic…
Cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) Cobalt(II) oxide Cobalt(II) oxide, CoO, is the binary oxide of cobalt in the +2 state. It is a transition-metal oxide used as a pigment precursor, catalyst component and material for ceramics and b…
Cobalt(III) oxide (Co2O3) Cobalt(III) oxide Cobalt(III) oxide (Co2O3) is an inorganic cobalt oxide containing cobalt in the +3 oxidation state. It is less common and less stable than other cobalt oxides and is used mainly as…