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Zinc

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ZINC

BY MATEO SAAVEDRA, NO I DIDNT MAKE ZINC, JUST THE PROJECT
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ZINC

  • Symbol: Zn
  • Atomic number: 30
  • Atomic weight: 65.38 amu
  • 30 protons, 30 electrons and 35 neutrons
  • Group 12, period 4
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ELECTRONS

  • 2 valence electron
  • Electron configuration is [Ar]3d¹⁰4s²
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CHARACTERISTICS

  • Mostly found as a solid
  • Bluish pale gray
  • Hard metal

PERIODIC TABLE

  • Group 12
  • Period 4
  • D- Block
  • Metal
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PHYSICAL FEAUTES

  • Density 7.14 g/cm³
  • Melting point 419.53 degrees Celsius
  • Boiling point 907 degrees Celsius

DISCOVERY

  • Discovered in 1746 by Andreas Marggraf in Germany
  • From the German word zink
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ZINC USES

  • Hearing aid batteries
  • Metal chains
  • Bolts and nuts
  • Candle sticks
  • Oil tank sacrificial anodes
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FOUND IN

  • The sun
  • Meteorites
  • Earths Crust
  • Oceans
  • Humans