Cobalt(II) carbonate

Cobalt(II) carbonate is the inorganic compound with the formula CoCO3. This reddish paramagnetic solid is an intermediate in the hydrometallurgical purification of cobalt from its ores. It is an inorganic pigment, and a precursor to catalysts. Cobalt(II) carbonate also occurs as the rare red/pink mineral spherocobaltite.

Cobalt(II) carbonate
Names
IUPAC name
Cobalt(II) carbonate
Other names
Cobaltous carbonate; cobalt(II) salt
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.428
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH2O3.Co/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2 N
    Key: ZOTKGJBKKKVBJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L N
  • InChI=1/CH2O3.Co/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2
    Key: ZOTKGJBKKKVBJZ-NUQVWONBAB
SMILES
  • C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Co+2]
Properties
CoCO3
Molar mass 118.941 g/mol
Appearance red-pink solid
Density 4.13 g/cm3
Melting point 427 °C (801 °F; 700 K)
decomposes before melting to cobalt(II) oxide (anhydrous)
140 °C (284 °F; 413 K)
decomposes (hexahydrate)
0.000142 g/100 mL (20 °C)
Solubility product (Ksp)
1.0·10−10
Solubility soluble in acid
negligible in alcohol, methyl acetate
insoluble in ethanol
Refractive index (nD)
1.855
Structure
Rhombohedral (anhydrous)
Trigonal (hexahydrate)
Thermochemistry
Std molar
entropy (S298)
79.9 J/mol·K
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−722.6 kJ/mol
-651 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H302, H315, H317, H319, H335, H351
P261, P280, P305+P351+P338
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
640 mg/kg (oral, rats)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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