Zinc hydroxide
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Zinc hydroxide Zn(OH)2 is an inorganic chemical compound. It also occurs naturally as 3 rare minerals: wülfingite (orthorhombic), ashoverite and sweetite (both tetragonal).
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Zinc hydroxide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.039.816 |
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Zn(OH)2 | |
Molar mass | 99.424 g/mol |
Appearance | white powder |
Density | 3.053 g/cm3, solid |
Melting point | 125 °C (257 °F; 398 K) (decomposition) |
slightly soluble | |
Solubility product (Ksp) |
3.0×10−17 |
Solubility in alcohol | insoluble |
−67.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−642 kJ·mol−1[1] |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Other anions |
Zinc oxide |
Other cations |
Cadmium hydroxide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Like the hydroxides of other metals, such as lead, aluminium, beryllium, tin and chromium, Zinc hydroxide (and Zinc oxide), is amphoteric. Thus it will dissolve readily in a dilute solution of a strong acid, such as HCl, and also in a solution of an alkali such as sodium hydroxide.