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The element I was given is zinc, its symbol is Zn, and it is considered a transition metal. It was discovered in 1746 by Andreas Marggraf, though early forms of it were made in the early 1400’s in India by heating and mixing mineral calamine and wool. It originated from the German word zink, which means tin. Zincs atomic number is 30, which means it has 30 protons and 30 electrons. The element zinc is the 23rd most abundant element in the earths crust. Its atomic weight is 65.409 (4) g., and its density is 7.133 g/cm3. The cost of zinc as reported in 1990 is $0.70O per pound.

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