Basic Information

Name:zinc

Symbol:zn

Classification:Zinc is a transition metal

color:bluish silver

Atomic weight : 63.546

state: solid

Melting Point: 419.53 oC, 692.68 K

Boiling Point:910 oC, 1183 K

Shells:2,8,18,2

Electron configuration:[Ar] 3d10 4s2

Density @ 20oC:7.14 g/cm3

Atomic volume:9.2 cm3/mol

Structure:hcp: hexagonal close packed

Hardness: 2.5 mohs