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| ImageFile = Gadolinium nitrate.png | ImageFile = Gadolinium(III) nitrate hexahydrate.jpg
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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
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| CASNo = 10168-81-7 | CASNo = 10168-81-7
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| Formula = Gd(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> | Formula = Gd(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>
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| Appearance = White crystalline solid | Appearance = White crystalline solid
| Density = 2.3 g/cm<sup>3</sup> | Density = 2.3 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
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'''Gadolinium nitrate''' is an inorganic compound of ]. It is used as a water-soluble ] in ]s.<ref>{{cite book | title = DOE Fundamentals Handbook: Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory | date = January 1993 | publisher = ] | 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 ]. '''Gadolinium(III) nitrate''' is an inorganic compound of ]. This salt is used as a water-soluble ] in ]s.<ref>{{cite book | title = DOE Fundamentals Handbook: Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory | date = January 1993 | publisher = ] | 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 ].


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.
⚫ ==Use==

⚫ Gadolinium nitrate was used at the ] 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
⚫ == Use ==
⚫ | author = E. Wilde and C. Berry| url = http://sti.srs.gov/fulltext/ms2002146/ms2002146.html}}
⚫ Gadolinium nitrate was used at the ] 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
⚫ |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}}
</ref> </ref>
The Canadian ], a pressurized heavy water reactor, also uses gadolinium nitrate as a water-soluble neutron poison. The Canadian ], a pressurized heavy water reactor, also uses gadolinium nitrate as a water-soluble neutron poison in ].


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 ]. 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 ].


==References== == References ==
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