Nomenclature
CAS number: 13464-44-3
As
2O
8Zn
3; mol wt 474.07.
As 31.61%, O 27.00%, Zn 41.39%.
Zn
3(AsO
4)
2.
Description and references
Occurs in nature as an octahydrate koettigite, Zn3(AsO4)2.8H2O, and as a basic arsenate adamite, Zn3(AsO4)2.Zn(OH)2.
Properties
White, odorless powder. Poison! Insol in water; sol in acids, alkali hydroxides,
ammonia.Status
This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject
to revision or update.