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Zinc Overview
Name Origin
German: zink (German for tin).
Symbol
Zn (Zinc)Description
Bluish-silver, ductile metal.
Discovery
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Year: Unknown
Location: Germany
Sources
Found in the minerals zinc blende (sphalerite) (ZnS), calamine, franklinite, smithsonite (ZnCO3), willemite, and zincite (ZnO).
Uses
Used to coat other metal (galvanizing) to protect them from rusting. Also used in alloys such as brass, bronze, nickel. Also in solder, cosmetics and pigments.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Group
Group Name: MetalÂ
Group in periodic table: 2b
Period in periodic table:Â 4
Atomic Number
30Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
65,39
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Stable Isotopes
Zn64 percent abundance: 48.63% Zn66 percent abundance: 27.9% Zn67 percent abundance: 4.1% Zn68 percent abundance: 18.75% Zn70 percent abundance: .62%
Learn more about stable isotopes.
Radioactive Isotopes
Zn60-63, Zn65, Zn69, Zn71-72
Learn more about radioactive isotopes.
Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Hexagonal
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,2
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
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Valence Electrons
2
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
1.53 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.25 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
.74 (+2) Ã…
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Molar Volume
09.2 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Learn more about coefficient of thermal expansion.
Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.39 J/gK
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Learn more about specific heat.
Heat of Fusion
7.322 kJ/mol
Learn more about heat of fusion.
Heat of Vaporization
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