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Cobalt hydroxide or cobaltous hydroxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Co2, consisting of divalent cobalt cations Co and hydroxide anions HO. The pure compound, often called the "beta form" 2] is a pink solid insoluble in water.
The name is also applied to a related compound, often called "alpha" or "blue" form 2], which incorporates other anions in its molecular structure. This compound is blue and rather unstable.
Cobalt hydroxide is most used as a drying agent for paints, varnishes, and inks, in the preparation of other cobalt compounds, as a catalyst and in the manufacture of battery electrodes.
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