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Lutetium(III) nitrate

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Lutetium(III) nitrate
Names
Other names
Lutetium trinitrate, Lutetium nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 233-241-7
  • InChI=1S/Lu.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
    Key: APRNQTOXCXOSHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • trihydrate: InChI=1S/Lu.3NO3.3H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;;;/h;;;;3*1H2/q+3;3*-1;;;
    Key: HKTJSOAKUURDRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Lu+3]
  • trihydrate: [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].O.O.O.[Lu+3]
Properties
Lu(NO3)3
Molar mass 360.98 g/mol
Appearance Colorless solid
Soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Terbium(III) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lutetium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of lutetium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Lu(NO3)3. The compound forms colorless crystals, dissolves in water, and also forms crystalline hydrates.[1] The compound is poisonous.[2]

Dissolving lutetium oxide in nitric acid:

To obtain anhydrous nitrate, the powdered metal is added to nitrogen dioxide dissolved in ethyl acetate:

Physical properties

Lutetium(III) nitrate forms colorless hygroscopic crystals.

Soluble in water and ethanol.

Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition Lu(NO3)3•nH2O, where n = 3, 4, 5, 6.[3]

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