Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Interesting Facts
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
- Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
- And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1974
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
- It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
- Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
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Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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