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Zinc (Zn)

Last updated: March 29, 2021

What Does Zinc (Zn) Mean?

Zinc (Zn) is an important chemical element with a silver grey appearance that has the ability to sacrifice itself to protect a metallic object from corrosive attack. The atomic number of zinc is 30 and it is present as a first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc exists naturally in the air, water and soil.

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Corrosionpedia Explains Zinc (Zn)

Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and consists of five stable isotopes: zinc 64, zinc 66, zinc 67, zinc 68 and zinc 70. Zinc 64 (64Zn) is most abundant of the isotopes (approximately 48.6%).

Zinc is predominantly used to protect steel from corrosion and is applied on steel surfaces as a zinc coating or in some other form. Zinc is used in the hot dip galvanizing process, in which it is used as a sacrificing agent to protect a metallic surface.

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