30Zn

Zinc

Transition Metal

Zinc (Zn) is element 30, a transition metal, in period 4 and group 12 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 65.38, it melts at 419.53 °C and boils at 907 °C. It has been known since antiquity.

Atomic Number30

SymbolZn

NameZinc

Atomic Weight65.38 u

CategoryTransition Metal

Period4

Group12

Melting Point419.53 °C

Boiling Point907 °C

Density7.134 g/cm³

Electron Config[Ar] 3d10 4s2

Discovered ByKnown since antiquity

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