30 Zn 65.382
Zinc
transition metal
Properties
- Atomic number
- 30
- Atomic mass
- 65.382 u
- Category
- transition metal
- Group
- 12
- Period
- 4
- Block
- d-block
- State (room temp)
- Solid
- Outer-shell electrons
- 2
- Electronegativity
- 1.65 (Pauling)
- Density
- 7.14 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 419.53 °C
- Boiling point
- 906.85 °C
Electron configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰
Noble-gas shorthand: [Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s²
Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 2 — that's 2 in the outermost shell.
About Zinc
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.
- Discovered by India
- Appearance: silver-gray
Position in the periodic table
Data compiled from Wikipedia, PubChem, and IUPAC. Source.