Zinc
By: Emri Rankin
Zinc
The atomic number is 30 and the mass number is 65.38. It is in period 4 and its group number is 12. It belongs to the Transition Metals group. Uranium is a solid metal. [Zn]
Anti-Corrosive Agent
Anti-Corrsive agent is used to protect metal surfaces from rusting, corroding, because the tend to have chemical reactions with air and water.
Money
Zinc was used for money because it was lightweight, cheap, and readily made into coins. For some years now US and Canadian cents have been made using copper-clad zinc rather than bronze.