Secondary names

Zirconium sulfate pentahydrate; Zirconium sulphate pentahydrate; Zirconium disulfate pentahydrate; Zirconium orthosulfate pentahydrate; Sulfuric acid, zirconium(4+) salt (2:1)

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	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: $\alpha-Zr(SO_4)_2.5H_2O$

Refringence type

biaxial

Pure color

colorless

Color

white

Links

• Wikipedia: Zirconium(IV) sulfate