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Neptunium(IV) nitrate

Neptunium(IV) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of neptunium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Np(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>. The compound forms gray crystals, dissolves in water, and forms crystal hydrates.

Synthesis

Addition of dilute nitric acid to freshly prepared neptunium(IV) hydroxide:

Physical properties

Neptunium(IV) nitrate forms gray hygroscopic crystals.

It is soluble in water.

It forms a crystal hydrate of the composition Np(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O.

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