Zinc

Zinc (/ˈzɪŋk/ zingk; from German: Zink), or spelter (which may also refer to zinc alloys), is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and has five stable isotope... More

Discovery Date:

  • 1746

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Also known as:

  • Zinc, Zn

Chemical Element

The 30th Element in the Periodic Table

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Symbol:

  • Zn

Atomic mass:

Mass Uncertainty
  • 65.409 u (1.0861E-16 µg )
  • 0.004 u (6.64E-21 µg )

Electron affinity:

  • 0 eV (0 MeV )

Electronegativity (Pauling scale):

  • 1.65

Covalent radius:

  • 1.31 pm (5.16E-8 )

Van der Waals radius:

  • 210 pm (0.00000827 )

Melting Point:

  • 419.58 °C (787.25 °F )

Boiling Point:

  • 906.85 °C (1664.3 °F )

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Ionization Energy:

  • 9.3942 eV (0.0000093942 MeV )

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Electron Configuration:

  • Ar 3d10 4s2
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