Elements / 40
40Zr91.224
Zirconium
Transition metal · d-block · ring O · spoke 4
Zirconium is element 40, a transition metal. It sits on ring O (period 5) on spoke 4. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 6.52 g/cm³ | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 2,128 K · 1,855 °C | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 4,650 K · 4,377 °C9th highest boiling point of 96 | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | 1.33 | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 640 kJ/mol | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 91.2242 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 165 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1789 | 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
- Grains of a mineral that contains it, from Jack Hills in Western Australia, are up to 4.4 billion years old.
- A hard, corrosion-resistant metal used in nuclear reactor cladding. Its synthetic crystalline oxide is a popular gemstone.
Checked against ga.gov.au.
Spoke 4
Ring O (period 5)
Play with Zirconium
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.