Promethium(III) phosphate is an

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, a salt of promethium and phosphate, with the

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of PmPO₄. It is radioactive. Its

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can be obtained by

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of soluble promethium salt and diammonium hydrogen phosphate at pH 3~4 (or obtained by hydrothermal reaction ), and the hydrate can be obtained by burning at 960 °C to obtain the anhydrous form. Its standard enthalpy of formation is −464 kcal/mol.

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