Holmium(III) nitrate
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| OtherNames = Holmium trinitrate, Holmium nitrate
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| index1_label = anhydrous
| index4_label = pentahydrate
| index5_label = hexahydrate
| CASNo1 = 10168-82-8
| CASNo4 = 14483-18-2
| CASNo5= 35725-31-6
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| ChemSpiderID1 = 26948008
| ChemSpiderID4 = 21241428
| ChemSpiderID5 = 34196
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| DTXSID4 = DTXSID80648469
| DTXSID5 = DTXSID10189254
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| EINECS = 233-438-8
| PubChem4 = 25021754
| PubChem5 = 37257
| SMILES = [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ho+3]
| StdInChI = InChI=1S/Ho.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
| StdInChIKey = WDVGLADRSBQDDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| InChI4=1S/Ho.3NO3.5H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;;;;;/h;;;;5*1H2/q+3;3*-1;;;;;
| InChIKey4 = BJUGWWDCFYEYOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| SMILES4 = [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].O.O.O.O.O.[Ho+3]
| InChI5=1S/Ho.3NO3.6H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;;;;;;/h;;;;6*1H2/q+3;3*-1;;;;;;
| InChIKey5 = OMTYKYWUMGRKES-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| SMILES5 = [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].O.O.O.O.O.O.[Ho+3]
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = Ho(NO3)3
| MolarMass = 350,95
| Appearance = Yellowish crystals
| Density =
| MeltingPtC = 754
| BoilingPtC =
| Solubility = Soluble}}
|Section3={{Chembox Hazards
| MainHazards =
| GHSPictograms = {{GHS03}}{{GHS07}}
| GHSSignalWord = Warning
| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|272|315|319|335}}
| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|210|220|221|261|264|271|280|302+352|304+340|305+351+338|312|321|332+313|337+313|362|370+378|403+233|405|501}}
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|Section6={{Chembox Related
| OtherCompounds = Terbium(III) nitrate
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Holmium (III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of holmium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Ho(NO3)3.{{cite book |last1=Лидин |first1=Ростислав |last2=Молочко |first2=Вадим |last3=Андреева |first3=Лариса |title=Константы неорганических веществ. Справочник |date=2 February 2019 |publisher=Litres |isbn=978-5-04-077039-7 |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cQ0DwAAQBAJ&dq=%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F&pg=PA40 |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=ru}} The compound forms yellowish crystals, dissolves in water, also forms crystalline hydrates.{{cite web |title=14483-18-2 - Holmium(III) nitrate pentahydrate, REacton®, 99.9% (REO) - 14588 - Alfa Aesar |url=https://www.alfa.com/ru/catalog/014588/ |publisher=Alfa Aesar |access-date=18 August 2021}}
Synthesis
Anhydrous salt is obtained by the action of nitrogen dioxide on holmium(III) oxide:
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Effect of nitrogen dioxide on metallic holmium:
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Reaction of holmium hydroxide and nitric acid:
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Physical properties
Holmium(III) nitrate forms yellowish crystals.
Forms a crystalline hydrate of the composition Ho(NO3)3•5H2O.{{cite web |title=Holmium(III) nitrate pentahydrate |url=https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/RU/ru/product/aldrich/325732 |publisher=Sigma Aldrich |access-date=18 August 2021}}
==Chemical properties==
Hydrated holmitic nitrate thermally decomposes to form {{chem|Ho|O|N|O|3}} and decomposes to holmium oxide upon subsequent heating.
Application
The compound is used for the production of ceramics and glass.
Also used to produce metallic holmium and as a chemical reagent.