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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
cupric nitrate
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copper (II) nitrate; cupric nitrate;
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Soluble in water, ethyl acetate, dioxane, ether, ethanol.   
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* Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.
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* Skin contact causes irritation.
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* Strongly oxidizing - contact with organic materials may cause combustion or explosion.   
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* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC405855000&productDescription=COPPER%28II%29%20NITRATE%202.5-%20500GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Deliquescent, orthorhombic crystals.
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* Soluble in water, ethyl acetate, dioxane, ether, ethanol. 
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* Deliquescent, orthorhombic crystals.
  
 
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| 255-256 C
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Skin contact causes irritation. Strongly oxidizing - contact with organic materials may cause combustion or explosion. 
 
 
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/c5874.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 14:58, 4 July 2022

Description

Large green blue, deliquescent crystals. Copper nitrate is used to colorize metals. It gives a blackened, or antique, look to Copper and turns Zinc brown. Additionally it is used to brighten Aluminum and burnish Iron. Copper nitrate is used as a mordant and oxidizing agent in textile dyeing. It is used as a pigment for Glass, enamels, and ceramics. Because of its toxicity, it is also used as a Fungicide, and wood preservative.

Synonyms and Related Terms

copper (II) nitrate; cupric nitrate;

Risks

  • Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.
  • Skin contact causes irritation.
  • Strongly oxidizing - contact with organic materials may cause combustion or explosion.
  • ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in water, ethyl acetate, dioxane, ether, ethanol.
  • Deliquescent, orthorhombic crystals.
Composition Cu(NO3)2
CAS 3521-23-8
Melting Point 255-256 C
Density 2.32 g/ml
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 187.56

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 2710

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