Zinc,  ₃₀Zn

General properties
Appearance	silver-gray
Standard atomic weight (Ar, standard)	65.38(2)
Zinc in the periodic table
Hydrogen Helium Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Indium Tin Antimony Tellurium Iodine Xenon Caesium Barium Lanthanum Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury (element) Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon Francium Radium Actinium Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium Rutherfordium Dubnium Seaborgium Bohrium Hassium Meitnerium Darmstadtium Roentgenium Copernicium Nihonium Flerovium Moscovium Livermorium Tennessine Oganesson – ↑ Zn ↓ Cd copper ← zinc → gallium
Atomic number (Z)	30
Group	group 12
Period	period 4
Block	d-block
Element category	post-transition metal, alternatively considered a transition metal
Electron configuration	[Ar] 3d10 4s2
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 18, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STP	Zn: Solid
Melting point	692.68 K ​(419.53 °C, ​787.15 °F)
Boiling point	1180 K ​(907 °C, ​1665 °F)
Density (near r.t.)	7.14 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)	6.57 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	7.32 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization	115 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	25.470 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k at T (K) 610 670 750 852 990 1179
Atomic properties
Oxidation states	−2, 0, +1, +2 (an amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 1.65
Ionization energies	1st: 906.4 kJ/mol 2nd: 1733.3 kJ/mol 3rd: 3833 kJ/mol (more)
Atomic radius	empirical: 134 pm
Covalent radius	122±4 pm
Van der Waals radius	139 pm
Spectral lines of zinc
Other properties
Natural occurrence	Zn: Primordial
Crystal structure	​hexagonal close-packed (hcp)
Speed of sound thin rod	3850 m/s (at r.t.) (rolled)
Thermal expansion	30.2 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity	116 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity	59.0 nΩ·m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic ordering	diamagnetic
Magnetic susceptibility	−11.4·10−6 cm3/mol (298 K)
Young's modulus	108 GPa
Shear modulus	43 GPa
Bulk modulus	70 GPa
Poisson ratio	0.25
Mohs hardness	2.5
Brinell hardness	327–412 MPa
CAS Number	7440-66-6
History
Discovery	Indian metallurgists (before 1000 BCE)
First isolation	Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1746)
Recognized as a unique metal by	Rasaratna Samuccaya (800)
Main isotopes of zinc
Iso­tope Abun­dance Half-life (1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct 64Zn 49.2% stable 65Zn syn 244 d ε 65Cu γ – 66Zn 27.7% stable 67Zn 4.0% stable 68Zn 18.5% stable 69Zn syn 56 min β− 69Ga 69mZn syn 13.8 h β− 69Ga 70Zn 0.6% stable 71Zn syn 2.4 min β− 71Ga 71mZn syn 4 d β− 71Ga 72Zn syn 46.5 h β− 72Ga
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Zinc, sometimes called spelter, is a chemical element. It is in the group of metals called the transition metals. It is sometimes considered a post-transition metal. Its symbol on the periodic table is "Zn". Zinc is the 30th element on the periodic table, and has an atomic number of 30. Zinc has a mass number of 65.38. It contains 30 protons and 30 electrons. In total, 29 isotopes of zinc are known, and five of these occur in nature. Some isotopes are radioactive. Their half-lives are between 40 milliseconds for ⁵⁷Zn and 5x10¹⁸ years for ⁷⁰Zn.

Zinc is a metal that is mostly used for galvanizing and batteries. It is the fourth most common metal used by people.