Zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) is an inorganic salt compound typically encountered as a hydrated crystalline solid in industrial applications. It serves primarily as a precursor material, electrolyte component, and chemical reagent rather than as a structural engineering material in its own right. In practice, engineers select ZnSO4 for electroplating operations, water treatment processes, nutritional supplementation in feeds, and pharmaceutical formulations, where its solubility and ionic properties are leveraged; it is also used in rayon production and as a coagulant in wastewater systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.852 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 4.249 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.2763 | C/m² | — | ||
Piezoelectric Stress Tensor(eij) | Matrix (redacted) | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -89.16 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.693 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -1.474 | eV/atom | — |