Name : Zinc
Symbol : Zn
Atomic Number : 30
Atomic Weight : 65.39
Specific Heat : 0.39 J/gK
Melting Point : 419.58°C
Vaporization : 115.30 kJ/mol
Boiling Point : 907°C
Electronegativity : 1.65
Density@293 K : 7.14 g/cm³
Discovered : Known to the ancients, Germany
Description : Bluish-silver, ductile metal.
Uses : Used to coat other metal (galvanizing) to protect them from rusting. Also used in alloys such as brass, bronze, nickel. Also in solder, cosmetics and pigments.