What is chemical formula zircon?

Answer 1

Never seen it before, but that would be 'Zirconium Pentoxide'.

You may be confused - as if often confusing with these things - that you could probably call it Dizirchonium Pentoxide for clarification and it wouldn't seem wrong, per se...but you don't need to state that there are two Zr atoms since you have presented 5 oxygens and stated no charge...chemists are expected to be able to work out there are two Zr atoms upon inspection.

This may seem difficult but after years of experience, it's actually very apparent. So we don't say Dizirchonium and you shouldn't, either. Plus, it kind of makes it sound like there are two molecules present, and you don't need more confusion in chemistry.

Same goes for so many things....like Na2O, for example. Sodium Monoxide. This is a good example because, even though there's only one oxygen, we SAY there is one.

Like CO, carbon monoxide. We say there is one oxygen. Do we say there is one carbon? No, you work that out (or remember it, more likely).

So you can start to see a very strict naming system take place.

Hope that helps for future naming.

Answer 2

zirconium is an element, Zr. Zircon,(ZrSiO4), is a compound of zirconium.[

Answer 3

Zirconium(II) Oxide