Zinc (II) Hydroxide
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Zinc hydroxide is a hydroxide of zinc, with the chemical formula Zn(OH)2. It is used in surgical dressings. Zinc is a metallic element with the atomic number 30. It is found in nature most often as the mineral sphalerite. It also occurs naturally as 3 rare minerals: wн_lfingite (orthorhombic), ashoverite and sweetite (both tetragonal).Though excess zinc in harmful, in smaller amounts it is an essential element for life, as it is a cofactor for over 300 enzymes and is found in just as many transcription factors.
Uses of Zinc Hydroxide – Zn(OH)2
- Used in medicine as an adsorbing agent.
- Utilised for careful dressings where it works as a retentive. Huge bandages that are utilised post-medical procedure are covered with the zinc compound for engrossing the blood from the injury.
- Used as an intermediate for commercial production of pesticides and pigments.
Zinc hydroxide is an inorganic chemical compound with formula Zn(OH)2. It occurs naturally in three rare minerals namely wulfingite, ashoverite and sweetite. It is an amphoteric hydroxide. Zinc hydroxide reacts with both bases and acids. It is an insoluble hydroxide which reacts with strong acid and gets dissolved.
