Zn
Zinc · element 30
Transition Metal · Solid at room temperature
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.
Key facts
Atomic mass
65.382 u
how heavy one atom is
Phase (room temp.)
Solid
Density
7.14 g/cm³
how tightly packed it is
Melting point
692.68 K (420 °C)
when solid turns to liquid
Boiling point
1180 K (907 °C)
when liquid turns to gas
Period
4
its row in the periodic table
Group
12
its column in the periodic table
Block
D-block
the neighbourhood it lives in
Electronegativity
1.65
how strongly it pulls electrons
Electron configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
where its electrons live
Shells
2 · 8 · 18 · 2
electrons in each layer, inside to out
Discovered by
India
who found it
Appearance
silver-gray
what it looks like
Source: Wikipedia