Is zinc sulphate a acid or base?

Answer 1

Zinc reacts with many sulphates. Some are Magnesium Sulphate, Copper Sulphate or Iron Sulphate. It also reacts with some oxides such as iron oxide and copper oxide! Zinc also reacts with something so simple as water!

Answer 2

It is neither. It is a salt, meaning that it consists of to ions (zink and nitrate) The nitrate however, originally came from the acid known as HNO3 which has reacted with water or a base and produced nitrate (NO3-) that has in turn reacted with one Zink-ion (Zn2+) per two nitrates. and created zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) 2HNO3 + 2H2O + Zn gives 2H3O + Zn(NO3)2

Answer 3

Zinc oxide (when it is slightly dissoved in water) is a base but ALSO an acid, though very weak.

ZnO + H2O --> Zn(OH)2 followed by either 1/ or 2/

• 1/ base forming:

  Zn(OH)2 + 2H2O --> Zn(H2O)2(OH)+ + OH-

  (this can be followed by a 2nd 'basic' step --> Zn(H2O)(OH)22+ + 2OH-)

• 2/ acid forming:

  Zn(OH)2 + 2H2O --> Zn(H2O)(OH)3- + H+

Answer 4

Yes it does react with them Yes it does react with them

Answer 5

Zinc react with acids and bases.
Iron react with acids but not with bases.

Answer 6

Because zinc is an amphoteric metal

Answer 7

Yes it does with hydorchloric acid

Answer 8

Zinc is an acid

Answer 9

zinc sulphate is acid