{"id":55,"date":"2026-01-15T19:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geol.umd.edu\/facilities\/probe\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:04:33","slug":"molecular-weights-of-some-oxides-and-factors-to-convert-them-to-elements-by-weight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geol.umd.edu\/facilities\/probe\/molecular-weights-of-some-oxides-and-factors-to-convert-them-to-elements-by-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Molecular weights of some oxides and factors to convert them to elements by weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-55\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-55-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-55-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-55-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Molecular weights of some oxides and factors to convert them to elements by weight<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\">\n<table border=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Oxide<\/th>\n<th>Mol. Wt.<\/th>\n<th>Factor<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>101.96128<\/td>\n<td>0.529251<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>As<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>197.89<\/td>\n<td>0.7574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Au<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>409.93<\/td>\n<td>0.9610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>69.6182<\/td>\n<td>0.310551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BaO<\/td>\n<td>153.3394<\/td>\n<td>0.895660<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BeO<\/td>\n<td>25.01158<\/td>\n<td>0.360320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>44.0098<\/td>\n<td>0.272916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CaO<\/td>\n<td>56.0794<\/td>\n<td>0.714701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CeO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>172.1188<\/td>\n<td>0.814089<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ce<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>328.2382<\/td>\n<td>0.853770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CoO<\/td>\n<td>74.9326<\/td>\n<td>0.786483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cr<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>151.9902<\/td>\n<td>0.684202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cs<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>281.8102<\/td>\n<td>0.943226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CuO<\/td>\n<td>79.5454<\/td>\n<td>0.798865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dy<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>372.9982<\/td>\n<td>0.871318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Er<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>382.5182<\/td>\n<td>0.874520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EuO<\/td>\n<td>167.9594<\/td>\n<td>0.904742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eu<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>351.9182<\/td>\n<td>0.863610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FeO<\/td>\n<td>71.8464<\/td>\n<td>0.777311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fe<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>159.6922<\/td>\n<td>0.699433<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ga<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>187.4382<\/td>\n<td>0.743925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gd<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>362.4982<\/td>\n<td>0.867591<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GeO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>104.5858<\/td>\n<td>0.694051<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>18.0152<\/td>\n<td>0.111694<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HfO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>210.4888<\/td>\n<td>0.847979<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ho<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>377.8588<\/td>\n<td>0.872973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>K<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>94.1954<\/td>\n<td>0.830147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>La<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>325.8092<\/td>\n<td>0.852680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Li<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>29.8814<\/td>\n<td>0.464570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lu<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>397.9382<\/td>\n<td>0.879383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MgO<\/td>\n<td>40.3044<\/td>\n<td>0.603036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MnO<\/td>\n<td>70.9374<\/td>\n<td>0.774457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<table border=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Oxide<\/th>\n<th>Mol. Wt.<\/th>\n<th>Factor<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MnO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>86.9368<\/td>\n<td>0.631930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mn<sub>3<\/sub>O<sub>4<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>228.8116<\/td>\n<td>0.720304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MoO<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>143.94<\/td>\n<td>0.6665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Na<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>61.97894<\/td>\n<td>0.741857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nb<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>5<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>265.8098<\/td>\n<td>0.699044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nd<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>336.4782<\/td>\n<td>0.857351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NiO<\/td>\n<td>74.7094<\/td>\n<td>0.785845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>P<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>5<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>141.94452<\/td>\n<td>0.436421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PbO<\/td>\n<td>223.1994<\/td>\n<td>0.928318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pr<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>329.8136<\/td>\n<td>0.854469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rb<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/td>\n<td>186.9350<\/td>\n<td>0.914412<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SO<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>80.0582<\/td>\n<td>0.400459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sb<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>291.4982<\/td>\n<td>0.835340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sc<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>137.9100<\/td>\n<td>0.651960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SiO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>60.0848<\/td>\n<td>0.467439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sm<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>348.7982<\/td>\n<td>0.862390<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SnO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>150.6888<\/td>\n<td>0.787650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SrO<\/td>\n<td>103.6194<\/td>\n<td>0.845595<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ta<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>5<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>441.8928<\/td>\n<td>0.818967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tb<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>365.8490<\/td>\n<td>0.868803<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ThO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>264.0369<\/td>\n<td>0.878809<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TiO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>79.8988<\/td>\n<td>0.599508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ti<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>143.7982<\/td>\n<td>0.666211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tm<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>385.8666<\/td>\n<td>0.875609<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>270.0278<\/td>\n<td>0.881498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U<sub>3<\/sub>O<sub>8<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>842.0822<\/td>\n<td>0.848002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>V<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>5<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>181.8798<\/td>\n<td>0.560166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WO<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>231.85<\/td>\n<td>0.7930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Y<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>255.8100<\/td>\n<td>0.787440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yb<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>394.0782<\/td>\n<td>0.878201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ZnO<\/td>\n<td>81.3794<\/td>\n<td>0.803397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ZrO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td>\n<td>123.2188<\/td>\n<td>0.740309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molecular weights of some oxides and factors to convert them to elements by weight &nbsp; Oxide Mol. 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