Name | thorium tetrahydroxide |
Synonyms | Einecs 237-522-5 thorium tetrahydroxide Tetrahydroxythorium(IV) Thorium(IV)tetrahydoxide |
CAS | 13825-36-0 |
EINECS | 237-522-5 |
Molecular Formula | H4O4Th |
Molar Mass | 300.07 |
Melting Point | decomposes [CRC10] |
Physical and Chemical Properties | White powder. Insoluble in water, alkali and hydrofluoric acid, soluble in dilute sulfuric acid. Heat decomposition and burning to produce thorium oxide. There is radioactivity. |
toxicity | See thorium oxide products. |
Use | is used as a raw material for preparing thorium salt and a reagent for testing. |
production method | oxalic acid precipitation method thorium nitrate solution is reacted with oxalic acid to form thorium oxalate precipitate, after washing and heating reaction with sodium hydroxide solution, thorium hydroxide is produced, filtered, washed, washed with non-ionic water, and then centrifuged to obtain thorium hydroxide product. Th(NO3)4 2H2CaO4 → Th(CaO4)2 4 HNO3Th(C2O4)2 4NaOH → Th(OH)4 2Na2C2O4 |