Chemistry:Actinium(III) nitrate

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Actinium(III) nitrate
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The glass is discolored due to the high radiation of actinium
Names
Other names
Actinium nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Ac(NO3)3
Molar mass 413.04
Appearance White substance
Soluble
Hazards
GHS Signal word Warning
Related compounds
Related compounds
Thorium(IV) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Actinium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, actinium salt of nitric acid with the chemical formula Ac(NO3)3. The compound looks like white substance, readily soluble in water.[1]

Synthesis

Actinium nitrate can be obtained by dissolving actinium or actinium hydroxide in nitric acid.

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{Ac(OH)_3 + 3HNO_3 \ \xrightarrow{}\ Ac(NO_3)_3 + 3H_2O} }[/math]

Properties

Actinium(III) nitrate decomposes on heating above 600 °C:

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{4Ac(NO_3)_3=2Ac_2O_3+12NO_2+3O_2} }[/math]

This salt is used as a source of Ac3+ ions to obtain insoluble actinium compounds by precipitation from aqueous solutions.[2]

References

  1. Ferrier, Maryline G.; Stein, Benjamin W.; Batista, Enrique R.; Berg, John M.; Birnbaum, Eva R.; Engle, Jonathan W.; John, Kevin D.; Kozimor, Stosh A. et al. (22 March 2017). "Synthesis and Characterization of the Actinium Aquo Ion". ACS Central Science 3 (3): 176–185. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.6b00356. ISSN 2374-7943. PMID 28386595. 
  2. Salutsky, M. L.; Kirby, H. W. (1 November 1956). "Precipitation of Actinium Oxalate from Homogeneous Solution". Analytical Chemistry 28 (11): 1780–1782. doi:10.1021/ac60119a044. ISSN 0003-2700. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ac60119a044. Retrieved 18 August 2021. 
Salts and covalent derivatives of the nitrate ion