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:

Physical properties

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

Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition .[3]

Chemical properties

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

References

  1. ^ Бекман, Игорь (1 July 2021). Радиохимия в 2 т. Т. 1 Фундаментальная радиохимия. Учебник и практикум для академического бакалавриата (in Russian). Litres. p. 157. ISBN 978-5-04-026362-2. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3619. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ Chemistry, session C. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1965. p. 114. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ Orr, P. B. (1965). Evidence of the Absence of Long-lived Isotopes of Promethium from Fission of Uranium, and the Purification of Promethium for the Establishment of a Primary Spectrographic Standard. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. p. 10. Retrieved 20 August 2021.