1 / 13

Element - Zinc

Element - Zinc. Austin 7.3 #5. Table of Contents. Name & Symbol. Atomic Number. Melting & Boiling Point. Metal or Non-Metal. Date of Discovery & Discoverer. Description of Zinc. A Picture of Zinc. Effects to Environment and Animals. 3 Uses of Zinc. 3 Interesting Facts. Name & Symbol.

abia
Download Presentation

Element - Zinc

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Element - Zinc Austin 7.3 #5

  2. Table of Contents Name & Symbol Atomic Number Melting & Boiling Point Metal or Non-Metal Date of Discovery & Discoverer Description of Zinc A Picture of Zinc Effects to Environment and Animals 3 Uses of Zinc 3 Interesting Facts

  3. Name & Symbol • The name of this element is Zinc. • The symbol for this element is ‘Zn’. This symbol is also used in the Periodic Table.

  4. Atomic Number • The atomic number for Zinc is 30.

  5. Melting and Boiling Point • The melting point is 419.58o C. • The boiling point is 907o C.

  6. Metal or Non-Metal • Zinc is in the group of Metals in the Periodic Table.

  7. Date of Discovery & Discoverer • This element was discovered since prehistoric times (1746). • Andreas Marggraf discovered this element.

  8. Description of Zinc • A soft metal. • It has blue-grayish color. • Can conduct electricity. • Can be used for nutrition for human and animal.

  9. A Picture of Zinc Picture of a solid form of a zinc when compared to penny.

  10. Effects to Environment and Animals • Zinc can pollute water. • Can increase the level of acidity in water. • Big amounts of zinc can be found throughout soil. • When soil gets polluted with zinc, animals absorb radiation and damage their health.

  11. 3 Uses of Zinc • Usually used for anti-rusting for steel or iron. • It’s used to construct materials such as to make buildings. • Nutrition for humans, animal, and plants

  12. 3 Interesting Facts • Zinc came from a German word ‘zin’ meaning tin. • Zinc is a metal which are located in groups 3-12 in the Periodic Table of Elements • Zinc is the fourth common metal used

  13. Bibliography - Winter, Mark. “Zinc: the essentials.” Zinc. 22 April 2010 <http://webelements.com/zinc > • Helmenstine, Anne Marie. “Zinc Facts.” Periodic Table of The Elements. 22 April 2010. http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementsfacts/alzinc.htm> • “Health Effects of Zinc.” Zinc-Zn. 22 April 2010. http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/zn.htm • “What are the major uses of zinc.” General Information of Zinc. 22 April 2010. http://chinese-school-netfirms.com/Zinc-information.htm • “Facts about Zinc.” Common Uses of Zinc. 22 April 2010. <http:// < www.facts.about.org.uk/science-element-zinc.htm> • “Zinc_with_copper.jpg.” 24 April 2010http://gensonscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/zinc/with-copper.jpg/103308385/zinc_with_copper.jpg>

More Related