Chemical Properties:
-Zinc Oxide when exposed to air absorbs water vapor and carbon dioxide. When it absorbs these two, it results in the formation of zinc carbonate.
-Zinc Oxide also undergoes solid state reactions also known as calcination, at elevated temperatures. When under electron microscopic examinations, commercial Zinc Oxide can sometimes show groups of particles that are joined together rather than loosely apart. Zinc Oxide does calcination with other oxides such as Silica and Magnesia.
-Zinc oxide is amphoteric, meaning that it reacts with both acids and alkalis. When it reacts with an acid, it forms a familiar compound such as zinc sulfate. Zinc Oxide also forms with Alkali Metals, to form zincates.
-Zinc Oxide when exposed to air absorbs water vapor and carbon dioxide. When it absorbs these two, it results in the formation of zinc carbonate.
-Zinc Oxide also undergoes solid state reactions also known as calcination, at elevated temperatures. When under electron microscopic examinations, commercial Zinc Oxide can sometimes show groups of particles that are joined together rather than loosely apart. Zinc Oxide does calcination with other oxides such as Silica and Magnesia.
-Zinc oxide is amphoteric, meaning that it reacts with both acids and alkalis. When it reacts with an acid, it forms a familiar compound such as zinc sulfate. Zinc Oxide also forms with Alkali Metals, to form zincates.