30 - Zinc transition metal

Discovered by India in 1668

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Zinc

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.

H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
57-71 La-Lu Lanthanides
89-103 Ac-Lr Actinides
 Shell Electrons Orbitals
122 in 1s
282 in 2s + 6 in 2p
3182 in 3s + 6 in 3p + 10 in 3d
422 in 4s
ZincZnElectron 1Electron 2Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 1Electron 2
silver-gray Appearance
65.4  u Atomic Mass
1.35  Å Atomic Radius
1.18k  K Boiling Point
12 Group
2 Common Oxidation States
1.22  Å Covalent Radius
7.14  g/cm³ Density
−58  kJ/mol Electron Affinity
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 Electron Configuration (semantic)
1.65 Electronegativity
30 Electrons
9.39  eV First Ionization Energy
2 ICSD Oxidation States
906.4, 1733.3, 3833, 5731, 7970, 10400, 12900, 16800, 19600, 23000, 26400, 29990, 40490, 43800, 47300, 52300, 55900, 59700, 67300, 71200, 179100  kJ/mol Ionization Energies
693  K Melting Point
76 Mendeleev Number
25.5  J/(mol·K) Molar Heat
4 Number of Shells
35 Neutrons
30 Atomic Number
15 Number of Isotopes
1, 2 Oxidation States
4 Period
Solid Phase
30 Protons
2, 8, 18, 2 Electron Shell Occupations