Description
Exposure to cobalt sulfate results in irritation of the skin, eyes and respiratory tract and affects the thyroid, lungs, heart and kidneys. Cobalt sulfate is mutagenic in mammalian cells and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. (NCI05)
Cobalt(2+) sulfate is a compound of cobalt and sulfate in which the ratio of cobalt (+2 oxidation state) to sulfate is 1:1. It contains a cobalt(2+).Cobalt sulfate is found in alcoholic beverages. Once used in fermented malt beverages as a foam stabiliser; now prohibited from use in food.
Cobalt sulfate is an odorless rose-pink solid. Sinks and mixes with water. Cobaltous Sulfate is a reddish, toxic, metallic salt. Cobalt sulfate is used in the electrochemical industries, as a drier in paints and inks, as a coloring agent, in storage batteries and as a supplement for Vitamin B12 deficiency.
Cobalt sulfate belongs to the family of Transition Metal Sulfates. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is sulfate, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is a transition metal.
