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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element; it has symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny blue whitish appearance when surface oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic table. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust, with an average concentration of 70 grams…

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64Zn
49.2%
65Zn
synth
66Zn
27.7%
67Zn
4.04%
68Zn
18.4%
69mZn
synth

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Zinc

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Zinc

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related to Zinc(II) compounds · 27
Zinc → AsO2, AsO4, Binary, ClO3, CN, In, NO3, Of, OH, Pnictogenides, PO4, The, Zn, Zn2, ZnBr, ZnC, ZnCl, ZnCrO, ZnF, ZnH
related to External links · 19
Zinc → An, Etymology, Geological Survey Archived October, HealthHistory, Information, ISZB International Society, National Institutes, Nottingham, The Periodic Table, United Kingdom, University, Videos, Wayback MachineReducing Agents, Zinc Biology, Zinc Fact Sheet, Zinc-UK Founded, ZincAmerican Zinc Association Information, ZincBind, ZincStatistics
related to Later work · 18
Zinc → Alessandro Volta, Belgium, By, Electricity, Galvani's, He, In, Italian, Jean-Jacques Daniel Dony, Johann Christian Ruberg, John, Luigi Galvani, Prior, The, Volta, Volta's, Voltaic, William Champion's
has impact · 14
Zinc → About, After, Arctic, Belgian, Concentrations, Effective, Geul River, La Calamine, Man-made, Plombières, Refinement, Rhine, Smelter, The
related to Recycling · 14
Zinc → CO₂, Dittrich, DK, Hasche, Kimitsu, Langbein, Nippon Steel, PRIMUS, Recycling, Saage, SDHL, These, Waelz, When
related to Early studies and naming · 13
Zinc → Alchemists, Hindu, India, Jasada, Latin, Lexicon, Madanapala, Smelting, Some, Taka, The Chinese, Yasada, ZnO
related to Isolation · 13
Zinc → AD, Before, By, Europe, Flemish, François Geoffroy, In Britain, India, John Lane, Landore, Metallic, Postlewayt's Universal Dictionary, Respour
related to Deficiency · 11
Zinc → EAR, For, Groups, However, In, Nearly, NHANES, The, The World Health Organization, United States, While
related to Organic chemistry · 11
Zinc → Among, Commercially, Grignard, Like Grignard, Many, Organozinc, Organozincs, R'X, ROCOCOOR, RR'COHCOOROrganozincs, The Frankland-Duppa Reaction
related to Other industrial uses · 10
Zinc → CH3, Crystals, It, Roughly, The, United States, UV, X-ray, Zn, ZnS

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used metal copper iron oxide also zn element brass may compounds alloys mg deficiency common process form use production oxidation

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Zinc64Zn49.2%1.00infobox
Zinc65Znsynth1.00infobox
Zinc66Zn27.7%1.00infobox
Zinc67Zn4.04%1.00infobox
Zinc68Zn18.4%1.00infobox
Zinc69mZnsynth1.00infobox
Zinc69Znsynth1.00infobox
Zinc70Zn0.610%1.00infobox
Zinc71mZnsynth1.00infobox
Zinc72Znsynth1.00infobox
ZincAppearancesilver-gray1.00infobox
Zincat T (K)6101.00infobox
ZincAtomic number (Z)301.00infobox
ZincAtomic radiusempirical: 134 pm1.00infobox
ZincBlockd-block1.00infobox
ZincBoiling point1180 K ​(907 °C, ​1665 °F)1.00infobox
ZincBrinell hardness327–412 MPa1.00infobox
ZincBulk modulus70 GPa1.00infobox
ZincCAS Number7440-66-61.00infobox
ZincCovalent radius122±4 pm1.00infobox
ZincCrystal structure​hexagonal close-packed (hcp) (hP2)1.00infobox
ZincDensity (at 20° C)7.140 g/cm31.00infobox
ZincDiscoveryIndian metallurgists (before 1000 BC)1.00infobox
ZincElectrical resistivity59.0 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C)1.00infobox
ZincElectron configuration[Ar] 3d10 4s21.00infobox
ZincElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.651.00infobox
ZincElectrons per shell2, 8, 18, 21.00infobox
ZincFirst isolationAndreas Sigismund Marggraf (1746)1.00infobox
ZincGroupgroup 121.00infobox
ZincHeat of fusion7.32 kJ/mol1.00infobox

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