Terbium(III) nitrate is an inorganic chemical compound, a salt of terbium and nitric acid, with the formula . The hexahydrate crystallizes as triclinic colorless crystals with the formula .
It can be used to synthesize materials with green emission.
Preparation
Terbium(III) nitrate can be prepared by dissolving
terbium(III,IV) oxide in a mixture of aqueous and solution.
Terbium(III) nitrate can be obtained by reacting terbium(III) oxide with
nitric acid
Nitric acid is an inorganic compound with the formula . It is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The compound is colorless, but samples tend to acquire a yellow cast over time due to decomposition into nitrogen oxide, oxides of nitrogen. Most com ...
and crystallizing then drying the crystals with 45~55%
sulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, ...
to obtain the hexahydrate.
Properties
It reacts with to produce along with its basic carbonate. It forms in with excess
nitrate
Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the chemical formula . salt (chemistry), Salts containing this ion are called nitrates. Nitrates are common components of fertilizers and explosives. Almost all inorganic nitrates are solubility, soluble in wa ...
anions.
References
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Nitrates