Chemistry:Promethium(III) nitrate

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Promethium(III) nitrate
Names
Other names
Promethium trinitrate, Promethium nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Pm(NO3)3
Molar mass 206.918
Appearance Purple-pink solid (hydrate)
Soluble
Hazards
GHS Signal word Warning
Related compounds
Related compounds
Samarium(III) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Promethium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of promethium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Pm(NO3)3. The compound is radioactive, soluble in water[1] and forms crystalline hydrates.[2]

Synthesis

Reaction of promethium and nitric acid:

Pm+6HNOA3Pm(NOA3)A3+3NOA2+3HA2O

Physical properties

Promethium(III) nitrate hydrate forms purple-pink solid.[2]

Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition Pm(NOA3)A36HA2O.[3]

Chemical properties

Promethium(III) nitrate thermally decomposes to form promethium(III) oxide.[4]

References

Salts and covalent derivatives of the nitrate ion