Radium nitrate is a radioactive salt with the formula Ra(NO
3)
2. It is a white solid, but old samples appear yellowish-grey. It has a lower solubility than
barium nitrate
Barium nitrate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba( NO3)2. It, like most barium salts, is colorless, toxic, and water-soluble. It burns with a green flame and is an oxidizer; the compound is commonly used in pyrotechnics.
Man ...
.
It decomposes at 280 °C to
radium oxide.
Production
Radium nitrate is produced by the reaction of
radium carbonate or
radium sulfate with
nitric acid
Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The compound is colorless, but older samples tend to be yellow cast due to decomposition into oxides of nitrogen. Most commercially available nitri ...
:
:RaCO
3 + HNO
3 → Ra(NO
3)
2 + CO
2 + H
2O
References
Radium compounds
Nitrates
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