Solid phase
Official name
Cadmium(II) nitrate hydrates
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
nitrate
Chemical composition
Formula
$Cd^{2+}.(NO_3^-)_2 \bullet nH_2O$
Chemical formula
Cd(NO3)2.nH2O
Elemental formula
(Cd2+) (N+)2 (O)3-n (O-)4 (H)2-n
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
6.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Cd^{2+}$ Cadmium cation element 1 0.3333333333333333 1 constituent cation main
$(NO_3)^-$ Nitrate anion chemical function 2 0.6666666666666666 1 anionic radical main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 1 - n 1 hydration main
Composition comments
most common is the tetrahydrate
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(NO_3)^-$ 2
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot Cd^{2+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 2
$-O \dots H-$ n
$-O-H$ 2
$\dddot - \dddot - N^+ \dddot - O^{-2/3}$ 3
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Endmembers
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
various
Molar mass
236.42 - 308.48 - $g/mol$
Density
- 2.45 - 3.6 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid 360°C (anhydrous) to 59.5 °C (tetrahydrate)
Refringence type
various
Pure color
colorless
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous
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