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  1. Appearancesilver-gray
    Phase at STPsolid
    Melting point692.68 K (419.53 °C, 787.15 °F)
    Boiling point1180 K (907 °C, 1665 °F)
    Characteristics

    Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous, diamagnetic metal, though most common commercial grades of the metal have a dull finish. It is somewhat less dense than iron and has a hexagonal crystal structure, with a distorted form of … See more

    Compounds and chemistry

    Zinc has an electron configuration of [Ar]3d 4s and is a member of the group 12 of the periodic table. It is a moderately reactive metal and strong reducing agent; in the reactivity series it is comparable to manganese. … See more

    History

    Various isolated examples of the use of impure zinc in ancient times have been discovered. Zinc ores were used to make the zinc–copper alloy brass thousands of years prior to the discovery of zinc as a separate el… See more

    Production

    Zinc is the fourth most common metal in use, trailing only iron, aluminium, and copper with an annual production of about 13 million tonnes. The world's largest zinc producer is Nyrstar, a merger of the Australian … See more

     
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