Basic Information

Name:zirconium

Symbol:zr

Classification: Zirconium is a transition metal

color:grayish-white

Atomic weight : 91.22

state: solid

Melting Point:1850 oC, 2123 K

Boiling Point: 4400 oC, 4673 K

Shells:2,8,18,10,2

Electron configuration:[Kr] 4d2 5s2

Density @ 20oC:6.52 g/cm3

Atomic volume: 14.0 cm3/mol

Structure: hcp: hexagonal close pkd

hardness: 5.0 mohs