Curium (III) nitrate
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| Surname | Curium (III) nitrate | |||||||||
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| Molecular formula | Cm (NO 3 ) 3 | |||||||||
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| Molar mass | 433.015 g mol −1 | |||||||||
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Curium (III) nitrate is an inorganic chemical compound of curium from the group of nitrates .
Extraction and presentation
Curium (III) nitrate can be obtained by evaporating solutions of curium (IV) oxide in nitric acid to form a hydrate.
properties
Curium (III) nitrate is a solid that is present as a hydrate or anhydrate, depending on the synthesis . The hydrates lose at 90 and 180 ° C water of crystallization . The anhydrate decomposes to curium (IV) oxide at temperatures above 400 ° C.
use
Curium (III) nitrate can be used to make curium (IV) oxide .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The hazards emanating from radioactivity do not belong to the properties to be classified according to the GHS labeling. With regard to other hazards, this substance has either not yet been classified or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ a b Lester R. Morss, Norman M. Edelstein, J. Fuger: (. Set Vol 1-6) The Chemistry of the actinides and transactinide element element Volumes 1-6 . Springer Science & Business Media, 2010, ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0 , p. 1422 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Esaak: Actinides A Complete Guide. P. 112