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| ChemSpiderID = 140078
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| InChI = 1/Gd.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
| InChI = 1/Gd.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
| InChIKey = MWFSXYMZCVAQCC-UHFFFAOYAX
| InChIKey = MWFSXYMZCVAQCC-UHFFFAOYAX
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| StdInChI = 1S/Gd.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
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| StdInChIKey = MWFSXYMZCVAQCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| StdInChIKey = MWFSXYMZCVAQCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| CASNo = 10168-81-7
| CASNo = 10168-81-7
| PubChem = 159266
| PubChem = 159266
| SMILES = [Gd+3].O=[N+]([O-])[O-].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O
| SMILES = [Gd+3].O=[N+]([O-])[O-].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O
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| Formula = Gd(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>
| Formula = Gd(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>
| MolarMass = 343.26 g/mol
| MolarMass = 343.26 g/mol
| Appearance = White crystalline solid
| Appearance = White crystalline solid
| Density = 2.3 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| Density = 2.3 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| MeltingPt = 91 °C
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'''Gadolinium nitrate''' is an inorganic compound of [[gadolinium]]. It is used as a water-soluble [[neutron poison]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s.<ref>{{cite book | title = DOE Fundamentals Handbook: Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory | date = January 1993 | publisher = [[U.S. Department of Energy]] | url = http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/techstds/standard/hdbk1019/h1019v2.pdf | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | pages = 31}}</ref> Gadolinium nitrate, like all nitrates, is an [[oxidizing agent]].
'''Gadolinium(III) nitrate''' is an inorganic compound of [[gadolinium]]. This salt is used as a water-soluble [[neutron poison]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s.<ref>{{cite book | title = DOE Fundamentals Handbook: Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory | date = January 1993 | publisher = [[U.S. Department of Energy]] | url = http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/techstds/standard/hdbk1019/h1019v2.pdf | access-date = 2007-09-26 | pages = 31 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080423194722/http://www.hss.energy.gov/NuclearSafety/techstds/standard/hdbk1019/h1019v2.pdf | archive-date = 2008-04-23 }}</ref> Gadolinium nitrate, like all nitrate salts, is an [[oxidizing agent]].


The most common form of this substance is hexahydrate Gd(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>•6H<sub>2</sub>O with molecular weight 451.36 g/mol and CAS Number: 19598-90-4.[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/UA/en/substance/gadoliniumiiinitratehexahydrate4513619598904]
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==Use==

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Gadolinium nitrate was used at the [[Savannah River Site]] heavy water nuclear reactors and has to be separated from the heavy water for storage or reuse.<ref>{{cite web|title = Novel Method for Removing Gadolinium from Used Heavy Water Reactor Moderator
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== Use ==
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| author = E. Wilde and C. Berry| url = http://sti.srs.gov/fulltext/ms2002146/ms2002146.html}}
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Gadolinium nitrate was used at the [[Savannah River Site]] heavy water nuclear reactors and had to be separated from the heavy water for storage or reuse.<ref>{{cite web|title = Novel Method for Removing Gadolinium from Used Heavy Water Reactor Moderator
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|author1=E. Wilde |author2=C. Berry | url = http://sti.srs.gov/fulltext/ms2002146/ms2002146.html}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Novel Method for Removing Gadolinium from Used Heavy Water Reactor Moderator
</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Novel Method for Removing Gadolinium from Used Heavy Water Reactor Moderator
| author = E.W. Wilde, M.B. Goli, C.J. Berry, J.W. Santo Domingo, and H.L. Martin| url = http://sti.srs.gov/fulltext/tr9900096/tr9900096.pdf}}
|author1=E.W. Wilde |author2=M.B. Goli |author3=C.J. Berry |author4=J.W. Santo Domingo |author5=H.L. Martin | url = http://sti.srs.gov/fulltext/tr9900096/tr9900096.pdf}}
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The Canadian [[CANDU reactor]], a pressurized heavy water reactor, also uses gadolinium nitrate as a water-soluble neutron poison.
The Canadian [[CANDU reactor]], a pressurized heavy water reactor, also uses gadolinium nitrate as a water-soluble neutron poison in [[heavy water]].


Gadolinium nitrate is also used as a raw material in the production of other gadolinium compounds, for production of specialty glasses and ceramics and as a [[phosphor]].
Gadolinium nitrate is also used as a raw material in the production of other gadolinium compounds, for production of specialty glasses and ceramics and as a [[phosphor]].


==References==
== References ==
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{{Nitrates}}
{{Gadolinium compounds}}


[[Category:Gadolinium compounds]]
[[Category:Gadolinium compounds]]
[[Category:Nitrates]]
[[Category:Nitrates]]
[[Category:Oxidizing agents]]
[[Category:Neutron poisons]]
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