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Rhodium is largely immune to atmospheric attack. On heating with oxygen at 600C, rhodium metal gives rhodium (III) oxide, Rh2O3. 4Rh(s) + 3O2(g) 2Rh2O3(s) [dark grey] Usually second and third row d-block elements show similar chemistries, but in this case, iridium (immediately below rhodium in the periodic table) burns to give iridium (IV) oxide, IrO2. There are reports of RhO2, but it does not appear to be wellcharacterized.