Elements / 30
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Zinc
Transition metal · d-block · ring N · spoke 12
Zinc is element 30, a transition metal. It sits on ring N (period 4) on spoke 12. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 7.14 g/cm³ | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 693 K · 420 °C | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 1,180 K · 907 °C | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | 1.65 | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 906 kJ/mol | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 65.382 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 70 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | Known since antiquity | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- Paracelsus is said to have first used its name around 1526, possibly from a German word meaning prong or point.
- Most of it is used to galvanize steel. Mixed with copper it makes brass, and its oxide was once used as a sun block.
Checked against etymonline.com, edu.rsc.org.
Spoke 12
Ring N (period 4)
Play with Zinc
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.