Zinc: Properties


Atomic

  • Atomic Mass: 65.39
  • Electronegativity:
    • Pauling: 1.65
    • Allred: 1.66
    • Absolute: 4.45 eV
  • Electron Affinity: 9 kJ mol-1
  • Polarizability: 6.4 Å3
  • Effective Nuclear Charge:
    • Slater: 4.35
    • Clementi: 5.97
    • Froese Fischer: 8.28
  • Radius:
    • Zn 2 +: 83 pm
    • Atomic: 133.2 pm
    • Covalent: 125 pm
  • Successive Ionization Energies:
    • Zn -› Zn + : 906.4 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+1 -› Zn+2 : 1733.3 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+2 -› Zn+3 : 3832.6 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+3 -› Zn+4 : 5730 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+4 -› Zn+5 : 7970 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+5 -› Zn+6 : 10400 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+6 -› Zn+7 : 12900 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+7 -› Zn+8 : 16800 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+8 -› Zn+9 : 19600 kJ mol-1
    • Zn+9 -› Zn+10 : 23000 kJ mol-1
  • Common Ions : Zn 2 +