Zinc
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
30 |
| Element |
Zinc |
| Symbol |
Zn |
| Atomic Mass |
65.38 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
34 (most common isotope, Zinc-64) |
| Number of Protons |
30 |
| Number of Electrons |
30 |
| Period |
4 |
| Group |
12 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
142 pm |
| Electronegativity |
1.65 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
9.394 eV |
| Density |
7.14 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
419.53 °C |
| Boiling Point |
907 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
5 stable (Zinc-64, Zn-66, Zn-67, Zn-68, Zn-70) |
| Discoverer |
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf |
| Year |
1746 |
| Specific Heat |
0.388 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
4 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
12 |