What Is the Chemical Formula for Zinc Bicarbonate?

The chemical formula for zinc bicarbonate is Zn(HCO3)2, according to EndMemo. Zinc bicarbonate is also referred to as zinc hydrogen carbonate. Zn is the chemical symbol for zinc, H is the chemical symbol for hydrogen, C is the chemical symbol for carbon, and O is the chemical symbol for oxygen.

HCO is the chemical symbol for bicarbonate. The number three after the O indicates that each bicarbonate ion contains three atoms of oxygen. The number two outside the parenthesis indicates that the formula contains two ions of bicarbonate for every one ion of zinc. The formula contains two atoms of hydrogen and two atoms of carbon.

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