Chemgineer - 11-9-2021 at 05:21
In a NurdRage video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rd8b6wNnKA ) he says once nitric acid and strontium carbonate have reacted leaving Strontium Nitrate in solution
that it can just be boiled to dryness as it has a high tolerance for temperature.
However looking at Wikipedia it states:
Melting Point:
570 °C (1,058 °F; 843 K) (anhydrous)
100 °C, decomposes (tetrahydrate)
Does this mean the tetrahydrate decomposes to anhydrous or does it decompose completely and the above video is misleading?
Tsjerk - 11-9-2021 at 07:20
Above 100 degrees it indeed loses water and becomes anhydrous.
Chemgineer - 11-9-2021 at 12:29
Thanks for answering my daft question! I'm quite pleased with the bright red colour it produces with 3:2 mix with sugar.