Cadmium nitrate

Cadmium nitrate is an inorganic compound. The general formula of the compound is Cd(NO3)2.
Uses
Cadmium nitrate is used for colouring glass and porcelain.Karl-Heinz Schulte-Schrepping, Magnus Piscator "Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. . It is also used as flash powder in photography.
Preparation
Cadmium nitrate is prepared by dissolving cadmium or its oxide or its hydroxide, or its carbonate, in nitric acid followed by crystallization method:
 CdO + 2HNO3 → Cd(NO3)2 + H2O
 CdCO3 + 2 HNO3 → Cd(NO3)2 + CO2 + H2O
 Cd + 4 HNO3 → 2 NO2 + 2 H2O + Cd(NO3)2
References

Category:Cadmium compounds