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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 158. Chapters: Carbon, Aluminium, Hydrogen, Sodium, Lithium, Silicon, Calcium, Beryllium, Magnesium, Barium, Boron, Potassium, Caesium, Strontium, Rubidium, Zinc, Manganese, Hydrazine, Europium, Lanthanum, Dysprosium, Neodymium, Samarium, Erbium, Gadolinium, Holmium, Thulium, Terbium, Lithium aluminium hydride, Cerium, Uranium hydride, Diborane, Praseodymium, Sodium borohydride, Hydroxylamine, Tin(II) chloride, Tin(II) fluoride, Chromium(II) acetate, Reducing agent, Devarda's alloy, Samarium(II) iodide, Tin(II) oxide, Digallane, 2-Mercaptoethanol, Lithium triethylborohydride, Dithiothreitol, NaK, Nascent hydrogen, Lithium borohydride, Diisobutylaluminium hydride, Aluminium borohydride, Zinc-copper couple, Tin(II) bromide, Chromium(II) chloride, Walden reductor, Red-Al, Zinc hydride, Alpine borane, Jones reductor, Sodium amalgam, Chromium Acetate Hydroxide, Triethylsilane, Stannane, Sodium naphthalenide, Tin(II) sulfide, L-selectride, Dithionite, Chromium(II) oxide, Tin(II) hydroxide, Tin(II) iodide, SiGNa chemistry. Excerpt: Zinc (pronounced; from German: ), or spelter (which may also refer to zinc alloys), is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and has five stable isotopes. The most exploited zinc ore is sphalerite, a zinc sulfide. The largest exploitable deposits are found in Australia, Asia, and the United States. Zinc production includes froth flotation of the ore, roasting, and final extraction using electricity (electrowinning). Brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc, has been used since at least the 10th century BC. Impure zinc m...
