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Zirconium nitrate

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Zirconium nitrate is a volatile anhydrous transition metal nitrate or zirconium with formula Zr(NO3)4.

It has a UN number of UN 2728 and is class 5.1, meaning oxidising substance.

Formation

Zirconium nitrate pentahydrate Zr(NO3)4.5H2O can be formed by dissolving ziroconium dioxide in nitric acid and then evaporating the solution until it is dry.

Reactions

In water solution a base such as ammonium hydroxide will cause zirconium hydroxide to precipitate.

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