Bismuth Nitrate

Name:
Bismuth Nitrate
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	bismuth ternitrate; bismuth trinitrate
M Formula:	Bi(NO3)3•5H2O
Properties:
Lustrous, clear, colorless, hygroscopic crystals; acid taste. D 2.83; bp 75–80C (decomposes). Soluble in dilute nitric acid, alcohol, and acetone; slowly decomposed by water to the subnitrate.
Derivation:
Action of nitric acid on bismuth with subsequent recovery by evaporation and crystallization.
Hazard:
Oxidizing material; fire risk near organic materials.
Use:
Preparation of other bismuth salts, bismuth luster on tin, luminous paints and enamels, precipitation of alkaloids.