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Uses
Zirconium is used in a number of industrial applications because it is so resistant to corrosion. It is used in pumps and valves and the cores of nuclear reactors. Zirconium oxide is used to make laboratory crucibles and to line furnaces.
When zirconium is alloyed (mixed) with the element niobium, it becomes superconductive. This means that it is able to conduct electricity with very little loss of energy to electric resistance. Superconductivity is possible only at very low temperatures.
Another feature of zirconium is that it does not absorb neutrons (unlike hafnium, which absorbs neutrons, and is also found in zirconium deposits). This makes it useful in nuclear applications, where it is used as fuel cladding in nuclear reactors, and as a coating on nuclear fuel parts.
Zirconium is also used in everyday home products. Zirconium compounds are used in deodorants, flashbulbs, lamp filaments, and in artificial gemstones. Cubic zirconia is a hard, clear, gem-like material that is marketed as an inexpensive diamond-like gemstone. Colored cubic zirconia is sold as simulants of many different gemstones.
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What is the reaction equation of the preparation of zirconium tetrachloride from zirconium carbide?
Zirconium tetrachloride is obtained by the chlorination of zirconium dioxide (not zirconium carbide).
What kind of odor does zirconium have?
Zirconium is a metal and is typically odorless. It does not have a distinct smell.
How many compounds have zirconium in it?
Zirconium is found in a wide range of compounds, with estimates placing the number of known zirconium compounds in the thousands. These compounds can include zirconium dioxide, zirconium carbonate, zirconium nitrate, and many others used in various industries such as ceramics, electronics, and nuclear reactors.
What elements can combine with the element zirconium?
Zirconium can combine with elements such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon to form various compounds. These combinations lead to the formation of zirconium oxide, zirconium nitride, zirconium hydride, and zirconium carbide.
What does zirconium taste like?
Zirconium is a metal and therefore is not consumed as food. It has no taste or flavor.
Is zirconium a silver or lead?
Zirconium is an element - as are silver and lead. Therefore, zirconium is not silver nor lead and, conversely, silver is not zirconium, lead is not zirconium.
Does zirconium contain iron?
No. Zirconium is an element and so it contains only zirconium.
What is zirconium tube?
A metal tube/pipe made of zirconium or a zirconium alloy.
Is zirconium a metalloid?
Zirconium is a metal.
What is zirconium's odor?
Zirconium has no odor.
What is the reaction equation of the preparation of zirconium tetrachloride from zirconium carbide?
Zirconium tetrachloride is obtained by the chlorination of zirconium dioxide (not zirconium carbide).
What is the origin of the zirconium?
Zirconium is a natural chemical element; zirconium is found in some minerals.
Can you touch zirconium?
Of course, zirconium is not dangerous.
What kind of odor does zirconium have?
Zirconium is a metal and is typically odorless. It does not have a distinct smell.
Is there zirconium in golf clubs?
It is possible as zirconium alloys (zirconium metallic glasses) or zirconium dioxide ceramics.
Is zirconium found in a pure state or in a compound?
Zirconium is typically found in compounds, such as zircon, zirconium silicate, and baddeleyite. These compounds are then processed to extract and purify zirconium metal for various industrial applications. Finding zirconium in its pure state is rare in nature.
How many compounds have zirconium in it?
Zirconium is found in a wide range of compounds, with estimates placing the number of known zirconium compounds in the thousands. These compounds can include zirconium dioxide, zirconium carbonate, zirconium nitrate, and many others used in various industries such as ceramics, electronics, and nuclear reactors.
