User:Michael S. Bible/Notebook/CHEM498 POMs/2015/11/02

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Objective

  • Run Powder XRD on Praseodymium and Cerium solids obtained up to this point.
  • Run IR on Praseodymium solid and PrCl3 stock.

Protocol

  • Isolated Cerium solid and Praseodymium solids were crushed pulverized using mortar and pestle.
  • Samples of Cerium Product, Praseodymium product, PrCl3, Potassium precursor, and Ceric Ammonium Nitrate were spread evenly on XRD discs and placed in the XRD. Samples ran overnight.