WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements | Cobalt

Formula as often written: Co(NO 3 ) 2 .6H 2 O
Hill system formula: Co 1 H 12 N 2 O 12
CAS registry number: [10026-22-9]
Formula weight: 291.035
Class: complex

Cobalt compounds: cobalt nitrate hexahydrate

The cobalt in cobalt nitrate hexahydrate formally is in the oxidation state 2.

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What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Co(NO₃)₂.6H₂O unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Co₁N₂O₁₂H₁₂

mass  %
291 100.0 __________________________________________________
292   1.3 _
293   2.4 _
294   0.0 
295   0.0

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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