Bismuth Salt Compounds

Bismuth Trioxide (Bi2O3) is the prevalent commercial oxide of bismuth. As a precursor to the preparation of other compounds of bismuth, bismuth trioxide has specialized uses in optical glass, flame-retardant paper, and, increasingly, in glaze formulations where it substitutes for lead oxides.

Bismuth(III) Nitrate is a salt composed of bismuth in its cationic +3 oxidation state and nitrate anions, which the most common solid form is the pentahydrate. It is used in the synthesis of other bismuth compounds.