Neodymium nitrate is an inorganic salt with the formula . It is typically encountered as the hexahydrate, . It decomposes to at elevated temperature.
It is used in the extraction and purification of neodymium from its ores.
Production and Preparation Neodymium(III) nitrate can be obtained by the action of nitric acid on neodymium(III) carbonate or other neodymium salts of weak acids.
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