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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

About the chemical structure:          Chemical name: Zinc(II)-oxide Formula: ZnO 3D model: red = oxygen, green = zinc Refractive index: n/a

A swatch of Zinc white paint:

Why is Zinc white colored?          Zinc white is colored because   How can you identify Zinc white?          Chemical identification: Since zinc oxide is derived from smoke fumes, its particles are very fine and are difficult to observe except at very high magnification. It readily dissolves in alkaline solutions, acids and ammonia without foaming. Spectra: Raman spectra (at University College London), (pdf file download; at University of Florence, Italy)   Usage and handling:          Permanence: Toxicity: n/a MSDS(at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA)   Literature:             Faloon, D. B., Zinc Oxide History, Manufacture and Properties as a Pigment, New York 1925 Artists' Pigments, A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Vol. 1: R.L. Feller (Ed.) Oxford University Press 1986, p. 169-186

Other whites         (intro) - Calcium carbonate whites - lead white - titanium dioxide - zinc white