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30 - Zinc transition metal

Atomic Mass (u)

65.38

Density (g/cm³)

7.14

Phase

Solid

Year of Discovery

1668
ZincZnElectron 1Electron 2Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 1Electron 2

Zinc, in commerce also spelter, is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element of group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium:its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2.

30 Atomic Number
65.38  u Atomic Mass
692.88  K Melting Point
1180  K Boiling Point
7.14  g/cm³ Density
1.5  Å Atomic Radius
1.22  Å Covalent Radius
1.65 Electronegativity
9.39  eV First Ionization Energy
-58 Electron Affinity
4 Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 2 Electron Shell Occupations
0.39  J/g Specific Heat