Radium azide

Radium azide is an inorganic compound of radium and nitrogen with the chemical formula Ra(N3)2.[1]

Radium azide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Radium azide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Ra.2N3/c;2*1-3-2/q+2;2*-1
    Key: HIUMKPQDFAKAIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Ra+2].[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[N-]=[N+]=[N-]
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).
Infobox references

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(N3)2 → Ra + 3N2

References
  1. Kubach, Isa (1977). Radium: Supplement volume. Springer-Verlag. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-387-93335-1. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. Bagnall, K. W. (1957). Chemistry of the Rare Radioelements: Polonium-actinium. Butterworths Scientific Publications. p. 143. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. Vdovenko, Viktor Mikhaĭlovich (1973). Аналитическая химия радия (in Russian). "Наука, "Ленингр. отд-ние. p. 36. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. Mellor, Joseph William (1923). A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Longmans, Green and Company. p. 64. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. Britain, Royal Institution of Great (1914). Proceedings. Royal Institution of Great Britain. p. 155. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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