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What is Zinc?

What is Zinc?. By Sienna Gartner. What are Elements?. Definition: An element is an certain type of atom I will be presenting the structure, history, and importance of zinc. Zinc’s Atom. Shell K. Shell L. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. Protons: 30 Neutrons: 35.

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What is Zinc?

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  1. What is Zinc? By Sienna Gartner

  2. What are Elements? • Definition: An element is an certain type of atom • I will be presenting the structure, history, and importance of zinc

  3. Zinc’s Atom Shell K Shell L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Protons: 30 Neutrons: 35 - - - - Shell N - - - - - - - - - - Nucleus - - - Shell M

  4. What is the Structure of Zinc? • Blue-ishwhite color, can be liquid or solid • 30 protons, 30 neutrons, 35 electrons • Atomic weight: 65.39amu • Atomic number: 30 • Symbol: Zn

  5. What is the History of Zinc? • Andreas Marggraf • Indians, Greeks, Asians, Chinese • 1746 • Europe

  6. Why is Zinc Important? • Batteries • Pennies (also made with the element • copper) • Prevent rusting metals • Rainspouts • And many more

  7. Interesting Facts • Boiling point: 907.0c • Melting point: 419.58c • Comes from the German word “zin” that means tin

  8. Conclusion • What I learned…. • 4th most used metal • Zinc comes from Germany • 30 protons • 30 electrons • 35 neutrons

  9. Works Consulted "A Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory." Web. 10 Dec. 2010. “Elements." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. "Elements." Current Science. POWER Library. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. "It's Elemental - The Periodic Table of Elements." Science Education at Jefferson Lab. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. Knapp, Brian J., David Woodroffe, and David A. Hardy. Elements. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2000. Print. "Periodic Table - Chart of All Chemical Elements." Lenntech. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. “WebElements.” Periodic Table of the Elements. Web. 10 Dec. 2010.

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