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Zinc (Zn)
Atomic number: 30 · Category: transition metal · Group 12 · Period 4 · Phase: Solid
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.
Atomic mass: 65.382
Density: 7.14
Melting point: 692.68 K
Boiling point: 1180 K
Appearance: silver-gray
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Block: d
Molar heat: 25.47
CPK color:#7d80b0
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10
Configuration (semantic): [Ar] 3d10 4s2
Shells: 2, 8, 18, 2
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.65
Electron affinity: -58
Ionization energies: 906.4, 1733.3, 3833, 5731, 7970, 10400, 12900, 16800, 19600, 23000, 26400, 29990, 40490, 43800, 47300, 52300, 55900, 59700, 67300, 71200, 179100
Periodic position
Group: 12
Period: 4
xpos: 12
ypos: 4
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