Zinc
Zinc is an element with the symbol Zn and the number 30

ZINC
Description: ZINC
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Zinc is the first element in group of 12 of the periodic table.

The main areas where Zinc is found are, Canada, Russia, Australia and the USA.

Zinc is the 24th most common element in the planet\'s crust.It makes up approximately seventy five parts pre millon,or.0075: of the earth crust.

In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: both elements exhibit only one normal oxidation state, and the Zn and Mg iron are similar size.

The atomic number for zinc is 30 .the weight of atomic of zinc is 65.409.

The definition for zinc, states,The chemical element of the atomic number 30,a silvery white metal that is a constituent of brass and is used for coating [ glavanizing ] iron and steel to protect against corrosion.

Through my research I learned the element name is believed to come from the German world zinke which means pointed and it appears Paracelsus supplied this name Zinc.
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