Zinc: Properties

Element

• Name: Zinc
• Atomic Number: 30
• Chemical Symbol: Zn
• Electronic Configuration: [Ar]3d¹⁰4s²
• Abundance:
  • Earth: 75 ppm
  • Solar System: 2.82x10⁴ (rel. to [H]=1x10¹²)
• Ocurrence

  Adamite	Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
  Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
  Blende	ZnS
  Descloizite	PbZn(VO4)(OH)
  Franklinite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)(Fe,Mn)2O4
  Gahnite	ZnAl2O4
  Goslarite	ZnSO4.7H2O
  Hemimorphite	Zn4Si2O7(OH)2.2h2O
  Hopeite	Zn3(PO4)2.4H2O
  Hydrozincite	Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2
  Legrandite	Zn2(AsO4)(OH).H2O
  Matraite	ZnS
  Native Zinc	Zn
  Phosphophyllite	Zn2(Fe2+,Mn)(PO4)2.4H2O
  Smithsonite	ZnCO3
  Sphalerite	(Zn,Fe)S
  Willemite	Zn2SiO4
  Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
  Zincite	ZnO