Solid phase
Official name
Zirconium(IV) sulfate pentahydrate
Secondary names
Zirconium sulfate pentahydrate; Zirconium sulphate pentahydrate; Zirconium disulfate pentahydrate; Zirconium orthosulfate pentahydrate; Sulfuric acid, zirconium(4+) salt (2:1)
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
sulfate
Chemical composition
Formula
$Zr^{4+}_2 \cdot ((SO_4)^{2-})_4 \bullet (H_2O)_8 \bullet 2(H_2O)$
Chemical formula
Zr(SO4)2•5(H2O)
Elemental formula
(Zr4+) S2 O9 (O-)4 H10
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
16.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Zr^{4+}$ Zirconium(IV) cation element 1 0.125 1 constituent cation main
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ Sulfate anion chemical function 2 0.25 1 anionic radical main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 5 0.625 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ 2
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) (\cdot) Zr^{4+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 4
$-O \dots H-$
$-O-H$ 2
$\dddot - \dddot - \dddot - S \dddot - O^{-1/2}$ 4
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Phase name
$\beta-Zr(SO_4)_2 \bullet 5H_2O$
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
triclinic
Crystal class
pinacoidal
Crystal class symbol
-1 (Ci)
Crystal spacegroup
P-1
Comments
There is another heptahydrate phase: $\alpha-Zr(SO_4)_2.5H_2O$
Molar mass
373.42 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions comments
Phase transitions described in Bear and Mumme, 1969, Acta Cryst., B25, 1572
Refringence type
biaxial
Pure color
colorless
Color
white
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