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zinc sulfate
Sign in to saveAlso known as zinc sulphate, ZnSO4, zinc(II) sulfate, zinc(2+) sulfate, zinc sulfate anhydrous, white vitriol, ZnSO₄, zinc sulphate anhydrous
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- O4SZn
- Molecular weight
- 161.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- zinc sulfate
- SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
- InChIKey
- NWONKYPBYAMBJT-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 88.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1987
- Admin. routes
- parenteral
- Indications
- obesity, anemia (phenotype), Iron deficiency anemia, pneumonia
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- sulfate ion
- Mass
- 159.880872
- Image
- Zinc Sulfate.jpg
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- subject has role
- astringent
- Commons category
- Zinc sulfate
- canonical SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
- chemical formula
- ZnSO₄
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Encyclopedic overview
Zinc sulfate is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnSO4. It forms hydrates ZnSO4·nH2O, where n can range from 0 to 7. All are colorless solids. The most common form includes water of crystallization as the heptahydrate, with the formula ZnSO4·7H2O. As early as the 16th century it was prepared on a large scale, and was historically known as "white vitriol" (the name was used, for example, in 1620s by the collective writing under the pseudonym of Basil Valentine). Zinc sulfate and its hydrates are colourless solids.
Uses
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