Zinc oxide (ZnO) reacts with zinc metal (Zn) to form zinc chloride (ZnCl2). Zinc chloride then reacts with water to form zinc hydroxide (Zn(OH)2), which can further react with zinc oxide to regenerate zinc metal.
Overall reaction: ZnO + Zn -> ZnCl2 -> Zn(OH)2 -> ZnO + Zn
This series of reactions is an example of a chemical cycle involving zinc and its compounds.
Zinc oxide (ZnO) reacts with zinc metal (Zn) to form zinc chloride (ZnCl2). Zinc chloride then reacts with water to form zinc hydroxide (Zn(OH)2), which can further react with zinc oxide to regenerate zinc metal.
Overall reaction: ZnO + Zn -> ZnCl2 -> Zn(OH)2 -> ZnO + Zn
This series of reactions is an example of a chemical cycle involving zinc and its compounds.