Zinc

Zain Siddiqui

What is it?

• Zinc is a solid and also a metal.

• It has a bluish/silver color to it.

• Its usual charge is +1.

Where it stands

• It has an atomic mass of 65.41

• The atomic number of Zinc is 30

• Also has a density of 7.133 g/cm

• It is in the 12th group and in the 4th period.

Points

• Zinc has a boiling point of 907 degrees C.

• And also a melting poin t of 419.58 degrees C.

Electrons

• Zinc has 30 electrons

• It also has 4s2 valence electrons

• Along with 30 protons and 35 neutrons

Who/When was it founded?

• It was founded by a man named Andreas Marggraf. A German Scientist.

• It was founded in 1746.

Electron Configuration

• 1s2 2s2 P6 3s2 P6 D10 4s2

Work Cited

• “History of Zinc.” http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-zinc.html. Bidisha Mukherjee. May 26, 2010.

• “Zinc” http://66.148.0.6/zinc1.htm. No Publisher, Integrative Medicine Communications May 26, 2010

• “General Information of Zinc” http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/Zinc-information.html. No Publisher. Los Angeles Chinese Learning Center