Chemistry:Radium azide

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Radium azide
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Radium azide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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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Radium azide is an inorganic compound of radium and nitrogen with the chemical formula Ra(N
3
)
2
.[1]

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 white crystalline solid.[2]

Chemical properties

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

Ra(N
3
)
2
→ Ra + 3N
2

References

  1. Kubach, Isa (1977) (in en). Radium: Supplement volume. Springer-Verlag. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-387-93335-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=afkuAQAAIAAJ&q=Radium+azide. Retrieved 15 June 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bagnall, K. W. (1957) (in en). Chemistry of the Rare Radioelements: Polonium-actinium. Butterworths Scientific Publications. p. 143. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bok6AAAAMAAJ&q=Radium+azide. Retrieved 15 June 2023. 
  3. Vdovenko, Viktor Mikhaĭlovich (1973) (in ru). Аналитическая химия радия. "Наука, "Ленингр. отд-ние. p. 36. https://books.google.com/books?id=uYNFAQAAIAAJ&q=%22%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4+%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F%22. Retrieved 15 June 2023. 
  4. Mellor, Joseph William (1923) (in en). A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Longmans, Green and Company. p. 64. https://books.google.com/books?id=RylLAAAAYAAJ&q=Radium+azide. Retrieved 15 June 2023. 
  5. Britain, Royal Institution of Great (1914) (in en). Proceedings. Royal Institution of Great Britain. p. 155. https://books.google.com/books?id=PPI-AQAAMAAJ&q=Radium+azide. Retrieved 15 June 2023.