Promethium(III) nitrate explained

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 a purple-pink solid.^{[2] [3]}

It forms crystalline hydrates of the composition .^[4]

Chemical properties

Promethium(III) nitrate thermally decomposes to form promethium(III) oxide.^[5]

Notes and References

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2. Book: Macintyre . Jane E. . Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds . 23 July 1992 . . 978-0-412-30120-9 . 3619 . 20 August 2021 . en.
3. Driscoll . Darren M. . White . Frankie D. . Pramanik . Subhamay . Einkauf . Jeffrey D. . Ravel . Bruce . Bykov . Dmytro . Roy . Santanu . Mayes . Richard T. . Delmau . Lætitia H. . Cary . Samantha K. . Dyke . Thomas . Miller . April . Silveira . Matt . VanCleve . Shelley M. . Davern . Sandra M. . May 2024 . Observation of a promethium complex in solution . Nature . en . 629 . 8013 . 819–823 . 10.1038/s41586-024-07267-6 . 38778232 . 11111410 . 2024Natur.629..819D . 1476-4687.
4. Book: Chemistry, session C . 1965 . U.S. Department of Commerce . 114 . 20 August 2021 . en.
5. Book: Orr . P. B. . 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 . 1965 . . 10 . 20 August 2021 . en.