Bismuth hydroxide

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Bismuth hydroxide
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.030.706 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-790-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Bi.3H2O/h;3*1H2/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: TZSXPYWRDWEXHG-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Bi+3]
Properties
BiH3O3
Molar mass 260.001 g·mol−1
Appearance yellowish-white powder
Density 4.96 g/cm3
insoluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H315, H319, H335, H413
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other cations
Boric acid; Scandium(III) hydroxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bismuth hydroxide (Bi(OH)
3
) is non-fully characterised chemical compound of bismuth. It is produced as white flakes when alkali is added to a solution of a bismuth salt and is usually described as bismuth oxide hydrate[1] or bismuth hydrate.[2]

Uses

Bismuth hydrate is a component used in

Aqueous ammonia reacts with bismuth(III) ions to precipitate white bismuth hydroxide.[5]

It is used as an absorbent, and in the hydrolysis of

ribonucleic acid. It is also used in the isolation of plutonium from irradiated uranium
.

References