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ANHYDROUS ZINC SULFATE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
ZnSO4
formula, see observation
7733-02-0
CAS number
DEF

A crystalline salt ZnSO4 that is usually obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with zinc, zinc oxide, or a roasted zinc ore, that normally crystallizes from solutions as the efflorescent heptahydrate occurring also as the mineral goslarite, and that is used chiefly in coagulating baths for viscose rayon, in fertilizers and sprays ..., in dyeing and printing, in flotation, and in medicine as an astringent and emetic.

CONT

Zinc sulfate [is also] used to preserve skins and wood and as a paper bleach, analytical reagent, food additive, and fungicide.

OBS

"White vitriol" and "zinc vitriol" are synonyms of "heptahydrate zinc sulfate" (ZnSO47H20.

OBS

Chemical formula: ZnSO4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ZnSO4
formula, see observation
7733-02-0
CAS number
DEF

Sel cristallin, astringent, soluble dans l'eau et le glycérol [comptant] parmi les principales sources de minéraux autorisées dans l'alimentation.

CONT

[Le] sulfate de zinc [est] connu sous le nom de zincosite à l'état anhydre, de couperose blanche, goslarite, vitriol blanc à l'état ZnSO47H20[heptahydrate].

OBS

Formule chimique : ZnSO4

Key term(s)
  • couperose blanche
  • goslarite
  • vitriol blanc
  • sulfate de zinc anhydre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ZnSO4
formula, see observation
7733-02-0
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: ZnSO4

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