Gadolinium (III) nitrate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Gadolinium (III) nitrate
other names	Gadolinium trinitrate Gadolinium nitrate
Molecular formula	Gd (NO 3 ) 3
Brief description	white solid (hexahydrate)
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 10168-81-7 19598-90-4 (hexahydrate) 52788-53-1 (pentahydrate) 94219-55-3 (hydrate) PubChem 159266 Wikidata Q5516416
properties
Molar mass	451.36 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	2.406 g cm −3 (hexahydrate, 25 ° C)
Melting point	91 ° C (hexahydrate)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Hexahydrate danger H and P phrases H: 272-315-319-335 P: 220-261-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Gadolinium (III) nitrate is an inorganic chemical compound of gadolinium from the group of nitrates .

Extraction and presentation

Gadolinium (III) nitrate can be obtained by reacting gadolinium (III) oxide with dinitrogen tetroxide .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {2\ Gd_{2}O_{3}+9\ N_{2}O_{4}\longrightarrow 4\ Gd(NO_{3})_{3}+6\ NO} }$

properties

Gadolinium (III) nitrate is a white solid that is very soluble in water. The hexahydrate is also a white solid.

use

Gadolinium (III) nitrate is used as a water-soluble and neutron- absorbing salt in moderators of nuclear reactors for control and emergency shutdown.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} data sheet Gadolinium (III) nitrate hexahydrate, crystals and lumps, 99.999% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 16, 2014 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ Georg Brauer (Ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler a . a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6 , p. 1109.
3. ↑ AMERICAN ELEMENTS: Gadolinium Nitrate GdN3O9 , accessed on May 16, 2014
4. ^ Maxwell Irvine: Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction . Oxford University Press, 2011, ISBN 0-19-162031-9 , pp. 35, 47 ( limited preview in Google Book search).