Chemistry:Dysprosium(III) nitrate

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Dysprosium(III) nitrate
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Names
Other names
Dysprosium nitrate, Dysprosium trinitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 233-410-5
  • pentahydrate: 629-564-1
Properties
Dy(NO3)3
Molar mass 348.51
Appearance Yellowish crystals
Melting point 88.6[1] °C (191.5 °F; 361.8 K)
Soluble
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H272, H315, H319, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P403+233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Terbium(III) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dysprosium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of dysprosium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Dy(NO3)3. The compound forms yellowish crystals, dissolves in water, forms a crystalline hydrate.[2]

Synthesis

Anhydrous salt is obtained by the action of nitrogen dioxide on dysprosium(III) oxide:[3]

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{2Dy_2O_3 + 9N_2O_4 \ \xrightarrow{150^oC}\ 4Dy(NO_3)_3 + 6NO } }[/math]

The action of nitrogen dioxide on metallic dysprosium:

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{Dy + 3N_2O_4 \ \xrightarrow{200^oC}\ Dy(NO_3)_3 + 3NO } }[/math]

Physical properties

Dysprosium(III) nitrate forms yellowish crystals.[4]

Forms a crystalline hydrate of the composition [math]\ce{ Dy(NO3)3*5H2O }[/math], which melts in its own crystallization water at 88.6 °C.[5][6]

Soluble in water and ethanol, hygroscopic.

Chemical properties

Hydrated dysprosium nitrate thermally decomposes to form [math]\ce{ DyONO3 }[/math], and further heating produces dysprosium oxide.

Application

Dysprosium(III) nitrate is used as a catalyst.

References

Salts and covalent derivatives of the nitrate ion