Cobalt Carbonate
PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
Properties | Usage | |
Chemical formula | CoCO3 | precursor to cobalt carbonyl and various cobalt salts |
Density | 4.13 g/cm3 | precursor to blue pottery glazes, |
Melting point | 427 °C (801 °F; 700 K) [2] | |
decomposes before melting to cobalt(II) oxide(anhydrous) | ||
140 °C (284 °F; 413 K)decomposes (hexahydrate) |