Zinc oxide chemical formula

• zinc oxide
• zinc(II) oxide

The oxidation number of zinc in zinc oxide is 2.

• Formula: ZnO
• Hill system formula: O1Zn1
• CAS registry number: [1314-13-2]
• Formula weight: 81.389
• Class: oxide

• Colour: white
• Appearance: crystalline solid
• Melting point: 2248°C; 1975°C
• Boiling point: sublimes at 1800
• Density: 5600 kg m-3

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

• Geometry of zinc:
• Prototypical structure:

Element analysis

Isotope pattern for ZnO

THe chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula ZnO with the most intense ion set to 100%.

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References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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