Radium azide

Radium azide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Radium azide
Identifiers
CAS Number	98966-75-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/Ra.2N3/c;21-3-2/q+2;2-1 Key: HIUMKPQDFAKAIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [Ra+2].[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[N-]=[N+]=[N-];
Properties
Chemical formula	N6Ra
Molar mass	310 g·mol−1
Appearance	white crystalline solid
Related compounds
Related compounds	Barium azide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Radium azide is an inorganic compound of radium and nitrogen with the chemical formula Ra(N₃)₂.^[1]

Synthesis

Radium azide can be prepared by dissolving radium carbonate in aqueous hydrazoic acid and evaporating the resulting solution.^[2]^[3]

Radium azide forms white crystalline solid.^[2]

The compound decomposes when heated to 180–250 °C:^[4]^[5]

Ra(N₃)₂ → Ra + 3N₂

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