Zirconate
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A zirconate is a mixed oxide containing zirconium
. Examples include Na2ZrO3, Ca2ZrO4 which can be prepared by fusing zirconium dioxide
with e.g. Na2O and CaO respectively.
Zirconium
Zirconium is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. The name of zirconium is taken from the mineral zircon. Its atomic mass is 91.224. It is a lustrous, grey-white, strong transition metal that resembles titanium...
. Examples include Na2ZrO3, Ca2ZrO4 which can be prepared by fusing zirconium dioxide
Zirconium dioxide
Zirconium dioxide , sometimes known as zirconia , is a white crystalline oxide of zirconium. Its most naturally occurring form, with a monoclinic crystalline structure, is the rare mineral baddeleyite. The high temperature cubic crystalline form is rarely found in nature as mineral tazheranite O2...
with e.g. Na2O and CaO respectively.