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GROUP A
Mixed Double Nitrates.

2R(NO₃)₃,3Mg(NO₃)₂,24H₂O.

1 La, Pr Compounds. Fractionate as R(NO₃)₃,​2NH₄NO₃,​4H₂O.
2 Pr, Nd Compounds. Fractionate as 2R(NO₃)₃,​3Mn(NO₃)₂,​24H₂O.
3 Crude Nd Compounds. Continue the Separation.
4 Mother-liquors. Sa, Eu, Gd, etc. Crystallise with Bismuth magnesium nitrate.

Terbium elements.

5 Pure La Compound. Refine by Sulphate crystallisation.
6 Pr with La. Continue.
7 Impure Pr Compound. Continue.
8 Pure Nd Compound. Refine by Sulphate crystallisation.
9 Pure Sa Compound.

Mixture of Pr, La.
Pr. Refine by Sulphate crystallisation.

Fig. 8.—Separation of the Cerium Elements

Separation