Constituent
Name
Zr(SO4)2
Official name
Zirconium(IV) sulfate hydrates
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
sulfate
Comments
There are at least 7 phases: $\alpha$, $\beta$ and $\gamma-$Zr(SO_4)_2.H_2O$, $Zr(SO_4)_2.4H_2O$, $\alpha-Zr(SO_4)_2.5H_2O$, $\beta-Zr(SO_4)_2.5H_2O$, $Zr(SO_4)_2.7H_2O$.
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$Zr^{4+} \cdot ((SO_4)^{2-})_2 \bullet n(H_2O)$
Chemical formula
Zr(SO4)2•n(H2O)
Elemental formula
(Zr4+) S2 (O)5-11 (O-)4 (H)2-14
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Zr^{4+}$ Zirconium(IV) cation element 1 0.14285714285714285 1 constituent cation main
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ Sulfate anion chemical function 2 0.2857142857142857 1 anionic radical main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 1 - 7 0.5714285714285714 $\pm$ 0.42857142857142855 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ 2
$R-OH$ 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\cdot (\cdot) (\cdot) Zr^{4+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 4
$-O \dots H-$
$-O-H$ 2 main
$\dddot - \dddot - \dddot - S \dddot - O^{-1/2}$ 4
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
various
Crystal class
various
Crystal class symbol
various
Crystal spacegroup
various
Comments
There are at least 7 phases: $\alpha$, $\beta$ and $\gamma-$Zr(SO_4)_2.H_2O$, $Zr(SO_4)_2.4H_2O$, $\alpha-Zr(SO_4)_2.5H_2O$, $\beta-Zr(SO_4)_2.5H_2O$, $Zr(SO_4)_2.7H_2O$.
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
301.36 (monohydrate) - 409.45 (heptahydrate) $g/mol$
Density
2.85 (tetrahydrate) - 2.55 (beta-pentahydrate) $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
various
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
various
Luster
various