Zinc
All about this element
Description
Zinc is a part of the Periodic Table of Elements, it has an atomic mass of 65.38. Zinc's atomic number is 30 and the atomic symbol is Zn. It has 30 electrons, 30 protons and 35 neutrons. The electron configuration is 1s22s2p63s2p6d104z2, electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule. The group of Zinc is group 12 and it's period is 4. It boils at 907 degrees celsius, solid at room temperature. Zinc is shiny-bluish white with some yellow tinge, brittle and hard also malleable, metal. [Ar] 3d104s2 is the valence electrons, this means the electrons available for bonding in the outermost shell. Zinc is used in many ways such as a way to keep other metals from corrosion. Some smaller ways it's used is in paint and rubber. Die castings are also a product of Zinc. Zinc is naturally occurring in earth's crust.
Zinc
Isn't it pretty?
The Periodic Table of Elements
There are many, but there are many more that haven't been discovered
Brass
Chilled brass made up of Zn and Cu
History
Discovery
Many people think a man named Andreas Marggraf found Zinc in 1746, but it was in India and China long before Andreas 'discovered' it. Zinc can be found in the United States, Australia, Canada, Turkey and Russia. The date of when Zinc was actually discovered is sadly, unknown.
A short, yet complicated, explanation of the Periodic Table
The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry #4
Citations
Periodic Table picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/35685856@N03/3303889941/in/photolist-a5EjSq-845tDt-8VgAJb-dLJ7zD-f5DLwD-9RKtnQ-7ijurR-masmdo-masqos-67LsFg-62XinF-4u8oog-7MJ4Lr-6RhnRU-8vosSK-6Rdk7p-8e4vos-8sZN1w-8rctdN-5LKyj4-8tYh8Q-8zdJ2w-32kAj-6RhnPQ-6Rhnxw-bvu622-6RdkgD-jR3TrR-7S3R3v-7f3Ftq-6AcBru-4D6PTB-9SnhhB-5hsteS-5hstf5-6Hvz6S-5itSZs-5hstfb-848NAg-8bKpvL-rH5qH-8bG7F4-8bG7Wc-8bG7KB-8bG7QT-6Db194-7SSKUW-avCHRG-4RzsH4-oUxoK
Periodic Table video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RRVV4Diomg
- http://www.webelements.com/ interactive table
- http://periodic.lanl.gov/ - interactive table
- http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/education/elements/index.html - interactive table
- http://www.chemicalelements.com/ - interactive table
- http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/ - interactive table, very technical
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