Product Name
Praseodymium Acetate
Category
Heterocyclic Organic Compound
Description
Praseodymium Acetate is used to manufacture color glasses and enamels; when mixed with certain other materials, Praseodymium produces an intense clean yellow color in glass. Component of Didymium glass which is a colorant for welder's goggles, also as important additive of Praseodymium yellow pigments. It can be used to create hHigh-power magnets notable for their strength and durability. It is present in the rare earth mixture whose Fluoride forms the core of carbon arc lHights which are used in the motion picture industry for studio lHighting and projector lHights.
Molecular Weight
318.03(anhy)g/mol
Molecular Formula
Pr(O2C2H3)3.xH₂O
Boiling Point
536.2ºCat760mmHg
Solubility
Soluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Appearance
Green crystalline aggregates
Application
used to colour glasses and enamels; when mixed with certain other materials, praseodymium produces an intense clean yellow colour in glass. Component of didymium glass which is a colourant for welder's goggles, also as important additive of Praseodymium yellow pigments.
Stability
Slightly hygroscopic