Zinc pyrophosphate

Zinc pyrophosphate[1]
Names
Other names
Dizinc diphosphate
Identifiers
7446-26-6
ChemSpider 56393 Yes
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PubChem 62641
Properties
Zn2P2O7
Molar mass 304.72 g/mol
Appearance White crystalline powder
Density 3.75 g/cm3
Insoluble
Solubility Soluble in dilute acids
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Zinc pyrophospate (Zn2P2O7) is an ionic inorganic chemical compound composed of Zn2+ cations and pyrophosphate anions. It is useful in gravimetric analysis of zinc. Zinc pyrophosphate is obtained by precipitating zinc as a phosphate, then heating over 1123 K.

References

  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–96, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2