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Zinc is an important element used to make the alloy brass. Zinc is used to make pennies because copper became too expensive to use. Zinc is used in rubber to protect it from UV rays. Zinc is used in agricultural fungicides. Zinc is used in sunscreen and dietary supplements.
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valence electrons: 2
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| reactivity: Acids, Alkali Metals, and other non-metals |
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| state of matter: metal |
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| Location on Periodic Table: 30 |
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Birthday: 1746
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Hometown: Germany
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Group: Metal
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Zinc melts at 419.53 o C and boils at 907 o C. It has a density of 7.14 g*cm.
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Comments (3)
Anne Alarcon said
at 12:49 pm on Oct 15, 2012
Why are you important to life? What is your compound in sunscreen?
Mrs. Lockwood said
at 10:19 am on Oct 19, 2012
Did you know pennies are now made primarily of zinc? Why?
Copper said
at 10:57 am on Oct 27, 2012
Hey zinc let's go make some pennies on Saturday.
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