Zinc sulfate is an inorganic compound. The most common form includes water of crystallization as the heptahydrate, with the formula ZnSO4•7H2O. It was historically known as “white vitriol”. Zinc sulfate and its hydrates are colourless solids.
Specifications
Uses
Compound Formula: H14O11SZn
Molecular Weight: 287.56 g/mol
Appearance: White crystals or lumps
Melting Point: 100°C
Boiling Point: 280 °C (decomposes)
Density: 1.97 g/cm3
Solubility in H2O: N/A
Exact Mass: 285.954824
Monoisotopic Mass: 285.954834 Da
The main application of Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate is as a coagulant in the production of rayon.
It is also a precursor to the pigment lithopone.
Zinc sulfate is used to supply zinc in animal feeds, fertilizers, and agricultural sprays.
It is used as in electrolytes for zinc plating, as a mordant in dyeing, as a preservative for skins
In leather and in medicine as an astringent and emetic
Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate is also used as laboratory reagent