Constituent Zr(SO4)2 | SSHADE

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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 and bonds

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

Crystallography

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

Physical properties

Molar mass: 301.36 (monohydrate) - 409.45 (heptahydrate) $g/mol$
Density: 2.85 (tetrahydrate) - 2.55 (beta-pentahydrate) $g/cm^3$

Optical properties

Refringence type: various
Color: colorless, white
Diaphaneity: various
Luster: various