Zinc
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Zn |
| Atomic Weight | 65.39 g/mol |
| Element Number | 30 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1500 |
| Discoverer | -- |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 2 |
| Boiling Point | 1180 K |
| Melting Point | 682.73 K |
| Density | 7.13 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar]3d10,4s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Amphoteric |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
| Electronegativity | 1.65 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 115.30 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 7.38 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 16.9 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 116 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.388 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 9.394 |
| Atomic Volume | 9.20 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.38 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.25 Å |
| Synthetic | No |