Zinc Sulphate
Zinc sulphate is the zinc salt of sulphuric acid. Zinc sulphate is a white powder, its hydrates (mono-, hexa- and heptahydrate) are colourless solids. Zinc sulphate is produced by treating zinc-containing materials (metal, minerals, oxides) with sulfuric acid
- Synonyms
- zinc(2+) sulfate
- Chemical Formula
- ZnSO4 * H2O
- CAS Number
- 7733-02-0 (anhydrous), 7446-19-7 (monohydrate), 13986-24-8 (Hexahydrate), 7446-20-0 (heptahydrate)
Characteristics
- Molar Weight
- 179.47 g/mol (monohydrate)|287.53 g/mol (heptahydrate)
- Melting Point
- 100°C (heptahydrate), 70°C (hexahydrate, decomposes)
- Boiling Point
- 280°C (heptahydrate, decomposes)
- Density
- 3.54 g/cm³ (anhydrous),3.2 g/cm³ (monohydrate),2.07 g/cm³ (hexahydrate),1.97g/cm³ (heptahydrate)
- Forms
- Powder, White, Colorless
Uses and applications
Key applications
- Nutritional supplements
- Preservative
- Etching & Engraving
- Micronutrient
Industries
- Pharma
- Mining
- Water Treatment
- Food & Nutrition
- Animal Nutrition
- Agriculture