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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Large green blue, deliquescent crystals. Copper nitrate is used to colorize metals. It gives a blackened, or antique, look to [ | + | 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]], [[enamel, inorganic|enamels]], and [[ceramic|ceramics]]. Because of its toxicity, it is also used as a [[fungicide]], and wood preservative. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | cupric nitrate | + | 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: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC405855000&productDescription=COPPER%28II%29%20NITRATE%202.5-%20500GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS] | ||
| + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
| − | Deliquescent, orthorhombic crystals. | + | * Soluble in water, ethyl acetate, dioxane, ether, ethanol. |
| + | * Deliquescent, orthorhombic crystals. | ||
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| − | | 255-256 | + | | 255-256 C |
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| − | | 2.32 | + | | 2.32 g/ml |
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* 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 13:58, 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