Nickel(II) sulfate, or just nickel sulfate, usually refers to the inorganic compound with the formula NiSO4(H2O)6.

This highly soluble blue green salt is a common source of the Ni2+ ion for electroplating.

Nickel Sulfate is a moderately water and acid soluble Nickel source for uses compatible with sulfates.

Sulfate compounds are salts or esters of sulfuric acid formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal.

Most metal sulfate compounds are readily soluble in water for uses such as water treatment, unlike fluorides and oxides which tend to be insoluble.

Organometallic forms are soluble in organic solutions and sometimes in both aqueous and organic solutions.

Metallic ions can also be dispersed utilizing suspended or coated nanoparticles and deposited utilizing sputtering targets and evaporation materials for uses such as solar cells and fuel cells.

Uses

Molecular Formula : NiSO4.6H2O

Molecular Weight : 262.86

Color : Green granular crystal

Properties: * It is easily soluble in water, slightly soluble in acid and aqueous ammonia

* Its aqueous solution is acidic

Uses

Nickel sulfate appears as blue-green transparent crystals and is an odorless soluble nickel salt.

Nickel sulfate is incompatible with strong acids.

Nickel sulfate has extensive industrial applications in nickel patch testing, in nickel plating, as a raw material for the production of catalysts, in dyeing and printing fabrics as a mordant, and for blackening zinc and brass and in jewelry manufacture.