Curium(III) nitrate is a solid that exists as a hydrate or anhydrate, depending on the synthesis. The hydrates melt at 90 and 180 °C in crystallization water. The anhydrate decomposes to curium(IV) oxide at temperatures above 400 °C.[5]
Applications
Curium(III) nitrate can be used to make curium(IV) oxide.
References
^Волков, А.И.; Жарский, И.М. (2005). Большой химический справочник (in Russian). Современная школа. p. 132. ISBN985-6751-04-7.