“…It has been shown by a number of studies that the h.exafluorozirconate ion (ZrF62-) is stable and largely undissociated in aqueous solution ~7, 9, 10, 16, 21, 23J; that is, the equilibrium in Equation 1 lies largely to the left [23] ZrFe2-+ 2nH10 ZrF 6-,,(OH) ,,2-+ nF-+ nH30+;' (1) the replacement of e'ven one fluoride with an hydroxyl ion is not complete. We therefore conclude that the zirconium .is exhausted onto the wool as the negative ZrFa2-and/or ZrFf)(OH)2-ion.…”