Nitrate

Bi(NO 3 ) 3 . Syn. Neutral nitrate , Tern it rate . Purified bismuth (in small fragments), 2 oz.; nitric acid, 6 oz.; di olve with heat, adding more acid, if nece ary, to effect entire solution of the metal; to the resulting solution add half its volume of distilled water, filter through powdered gla , and evaporate until crystals form. Use. Chiefly in chemistry, and as a source of the pure oxide and the sub nitrate.