ABSTRACT
Dissociation Energies of Diatomic Oxide Molecules
Molecule
Dissociation Energy eV
Molecule
Dissociation Energy eV
AgO
2.0 ± O.5
MoO
5.0 ± 0.65
AIO
4.6 ± 0.1
NO
6.50 ± 0.01
AsO
4.9 ± 0.1
NbO
7.0 ± 2.0
BO
8.0 ± 0.3
NdO
7.1 ± 0.2
BaO
5.75 ± 0.15
NiO
⋜4.2
BeO
4.6 ± 0.2
OH
4.40 ± 0.01
BiO
3.1 ± 0.5
PO
6.4 ± 0.3
BrO
2.40 ± 0.02
PbO
3.87 ± 0.05
CO
11.09 ± 0.02
PrO
7.4 ± 0.3
CaO
4.3 ± 0.7
RuO
1.8 ± 0.4
CdO
<3.8
SO
5.357 ± 0.003
CeO
8.03 ± 0.2
SbO
4.0 ± 1.0
CIO
2.746 ± 0.001
ScO
6.97 ± 0.15
CrO
4.38 ± 0.3
SeO
4.3 ± 0.1
CuO
?4.1 ± 0.3
SiO
?8.1 ± 0.3
FO
?2.4 ± 0.4
SnO
5.40 ± 0.07
FeO
4.3 ± 0.5
SrO
4.2 ± 0.6
GaO
3.0 ± 0.5
TaO
8.45 ± 0.5
GdO
7.0 ± 0.5
TeO
?3.9 ± 0.1
GeO
6.78 ± 0.08
ThO
8.5 ± ?0.2
HfO
7.6 ± 1.5
TiO
7.2 ± 0.1
HoO
7.6 ± 1.5
TIO
Probably unstable
IO
2.0 ± 0.2
UO
7.8 ± 0.3
InO
3.3 ± 0.5
VO
6.4 ± 0.22
LaO
8.2 ± 0.1
WO
6.8 ± 0.4
LiO
3.5 ± 0.2
YO
7.31 ± 0.1
LuO
?5.3
YbO
5.3 ± 1.5
MgO
4.1 ± 0.6
ZnO
2.8 ± 0.4
MnO
4.16 ± 0.13
ZrO
7.8 ± 0.4
From Gaydon, A. G., Dissociation Energies and Spectra of Diatomic Molecules, 3rd ed., Chapman and Hall, London, 1968. With permission.