Radium azide

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Radium azide is an inorganic compound of radium and nitrogen with the chemical formula Ra(N3)2.[1]

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Radium azide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Radium azide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Ra.2N3/c;2*1-3-2/q+2;2*-1
    Key: HIUMKPQDFAKAIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Ra+2].[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[N-]=[N+]=[N-]
Properties
N6Ra
Molar mass 310 g·mol−1
Appearance white crystalline solid
Related compounds
Related compounds
Barium azide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis

Radium azide can be prepared by dissolving radium carbonate in aqueous hydrazoic acid and evaporating the resulting solution.[2][3]

Physical properties

Radium azide forms a white crystalline solid.[2]

Chemical properties

The compound decomposes when heated to 180–250 °C:[4][5]

Ra(N3)2 → Ra + 3N2

References

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