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Zinc. Ben Pike B Period. Properties of Zinc. Transitional metal Fairly active element Density is 7.14 grams per cubic centimeter. Properties of Zinc. Melting Point is 787.24306 Boiling Point is 1664.6 A solid at room temperature. History of Zinc.
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Zinc Ben Pike B Period
Properties of Zinc • Transitional metal • Fairly active element • Density is 7.14 grams per • cubic centimeter
Properties of Zinc • Melting Point is 787.24306 • Boiling Point is 1664.6 • A solid at room temperature
History of Zinc • Discovered by Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim • Found in the early 1500’s • Wrote about its properties but did not know what the element was made of • Zinc’s abundance in the earths crust is .02
How Zinc Is Used • Put on metals for rust protection • Used to make BB’s for a BB-gun • Zinc hearing aid batteries • Zinc-air Duracell Batteries
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