Basic Information About Zinc

Here is some basic information about zinc.

Its symbol on the periodic table is Zn. Its Atomic mass (how much it weighs atomically) is 65. Its atomic number on the periodic table is 30. It begins to boil at the very smoldering temperature of 907 degrees Celsius.The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons so zinc has 30. Zinc has 35 neutrons. We would classify zinc as a transitional metal meaning that it can exhibit several oxidation states , there are other metals that are transitional but the most note worthy are iron , nickle and cobalt.( sorry, even if zinc is part of the transitional family it is not one of the note worthy but it should be!) If you were to chip away at a piece of zinc and put it under a microscope you would find that its crystal structure is hexagonal which is very cool if you get a chance to take a look.