zinc

chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30
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zinc

Summary

zinc is a chemical element[1]. zinc draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #33 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • zinc's instance of is recorded as chemical element[3].
  • zinc's instance of is recorded as simple substance[4].
  • zinc's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[5].
  • tine is named after zinc[6].
  • zinc's manufacturer is recorded as Pfizer[7].
  • zinc is made of sphalerite[8].
  • zinc is made of smithsonite[9].
  • zinc is made of hemimorphite[10].
  • zinc is made of wurtzite[11].
  • zinc is made of hydrozincite[12].
  • zinc is made of tetrahedrite-(Zn)[13].
  • zinc is made of tennantite-(Zn)[14].
  • zinc is made of zvĕstovite-(Zn)[15].
  • zinc is made of hakite-(Zn)[16].
  • zinc is made of argentotennantite-(Zn)[17].
  • zinc is made of argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)[18].
  • zinc is made of beaverite-(Zn)[19].
  • zinc is made of giraudite-(Zn)[20].
  • zinc is made of kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Zn)[21].
  • zinc is made of rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn)[22].
  • zinc is made of zinc ore[23].
  • zinc's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Zn][24].
  • zinc's element symbol is recorded as Zn[25].
  • zinc's chemical formula is recorded as Zn[26].
  • zinc is a type of post-transition metal[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[3], simple substance[4], and chalcophile element[5]. Recorded subclass of include post-transition metal[27] and d-block[28].

Origins

tine is named after zinc[6].

Use and Application

zinc is used for cathode[29]. Part of include period 4[30], a period[31]; group 12[32], a group[33]; and transition metal[34].

Influence

Things named for zinc include zincite[35], a mineral species[36]; hydrozincite[37], a mineral species[38]; zincochromite[39], a mineral species[40]; znucalite[41], a mineral species[42]; zincolivenite[43], a mineral species[44]; zincmelanterite[45], a mineral species[46]; zincobotryogen[47], a mineral species[48]; and zinclipscombite[49], a mineral species[50].

Why It Matters

zinc draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #33 of 144).[2] zinc has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] zinc is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for zinc include zincite[35], a mineral species[36]; hydrozincite[37], a mineral species[38]; zincochromite[39], a mineral species[40]; znucalite[41], a mineral species[42]; zincolivenite[43], a mineral species[44]; and zincmelanterite[45], a mineral species[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . pfizer.com. pfizer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+135'}
    Sitelink count → 180
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'awa', 'az', 'azb', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+122'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 135 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8250, 500052
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  3. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8250, 500052
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  4. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '-2'} +1
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  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  6. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → post-transition metal, d-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  7. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2.5'}
    Standard molar entropy → {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+160.99'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+50.79'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+41.63'}
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+130.4'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+6.52'}
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  8. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → dihexagonal-dipyramidal
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+130.4'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+6.52'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362368]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  9. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → period 4, group 12, transition metal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q19588]]"
  10. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i114034
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078563
    Found in taxon → Foeniculum vulgare, Phytelephas aequatorialis, Artemia salina +2
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  11. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+16700000.0'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+388.0'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.000000059'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+85872000000.0'}
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P5668]]: 85,872,000,000.0 pascal"
  12. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Space group → space group P6₃/mmc
    Cod id → 9012435
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  13. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Objects/Zinc
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Zinc, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  14. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1DA4bT
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  15. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0006255-zinek
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0006255-zinek, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  16. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → cink
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15062, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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