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zinc oxide
Sign in to saveAlso known as zinc(II) oxide, C.I. pigment white 4, ZnO, calamine, philosopher's wool, Chinese white, zinc paste, zinc white
ZnO is a white powder insoluble in water
Zinc oxide is a white powder that doesn't dissolve in water and has the chemical formula ZnO. It's a useful material found in many everyday products, from sunscreen to rubber manufacturing, making it important to industries and consumers alike.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- OZn
- Molecular weight
- 81.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- oxozinc
- SMILES
- O=[Zn]
- InChIKey
- XLOMVQKBTHCTTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
27,754 papers- Zinc oxide nanoparticles for therapeutic purposes in cancer medicine.ReviewJournal of materials chemistry. B · 2020Wiesmann N, Tremel W, Brieger JDOI: 10.1039/d0tb00739k
- Alternatives to zinc oxide in pig production.ReviewPolish journal of veterinary sciences · 2023Pejsak Z, Kaźmierczak P, Butkiewicz AF et al.DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2023.145033
- A review: zinc oxide nanoparticles - friends or enemies?ReviewInternational journal of environmental health research · 2022Czyżowska A, Barbasz ADOI: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1805415
- Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Cancer Chemotherapy: Helpful Tools for Enhancing Chemo-sensitivity and Reducing Side Effects?ReviewBiological trace element research · 2024Vaghari-Tabari M, Jafari-Gharabaghlou D, Mohammadi M et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12011-023-03803-z
- Zinc oxide nanoparticles: future therapy for cerebral ischemia.Nanomedicine (London, England) · 2020Basuthakur P, Patra CRDOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0322
- Zinc oxide nanoparticles: a promising nanomaterial for biomedical applications.ReviewDrug discovery today · 2017Mishra PK, Mishra H, Ekielski A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2017.08.006
- Zinc oxide nanoparticles: A comprehensive review on its synthesis, anticancer and drug delivery applications as well as health risks.ReviewAdvances in colloid and interface science · 2020Singh TA, Das J, Sil PCDOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102317
- Neuroprotective properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles: therapeutic implications for Parkinson's disease.ReviewBioscience reports · 2024Tang KS, See WZC, Naidu RDOI: 10.1042/BSR20241102
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 79.924057
- Image
- Zinc oxide.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zinc oxide
- solubility
- 0.0004
- density
- 5.61
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0675
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 500
- melting point
- 3587
- vapor pressure
- 0
- chemical formula
- ZnO
- canonical SMILES
- O=[Zn]
- sublimation temperature
- 1800
- standard enthalpy of formation
- 350.8
- refractive index
- 2.015
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Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO. It is a white powder which is insoluble in water. ZnO is used as an additive in numerous materials and products including cosmetics, food supplements, rubbers, plastics, ceramics, glass, cement, lubricants, paints, sunscreens, ointments, calamine, adhesives, sealants, pigments, foods, batteries, ferrites, fire retardants, semi conductors, and first-aid tapes. Although it occurs naturally as the mineral zincite, most zinc oxide is produced synthetically.
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