zinc

chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30
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zinc

Summary

zinc is a chemical element[1]. zinc draws 10,094 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].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[3], simple substance[4], and chalcophile element[5]. zinc is a type of post-transition metal[27].

Origins

tine is named after zinc[6].

Use and Application

zinc is used for cathode[28]. Part of include period 4[29], a period[30] and group 12[31], a group[32].

Influence

Things named for zinc include zincite[33], a mineral species[34]; zincochromite[35], a mineral species[36]; zinclipscombite[37], a mineral species[38]; zincmelanterite[39], a mineral species[40]; zincoberaunite[41], a mineral species[42]; znucalite[43], a mineral species[44]; zincaluminite[45], a mineral species[46]; and zincobotryogen[47], a mineral species[48].

Why It Matters

zinc draws 10,094 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.[49] zinc is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for zinc include zincite[33], a mineral species[34]; zincochromite[35], a mineral species[36]; zinclipscombite[37], a mineral species[38]; zincmelanterite[39], a mineral species[40]; zincoberaunite[41], a mineral species[42]; and znucalite[43], a mineral species[44].

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. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] . 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. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity +16700000.0
    Specific heat capacity +388.0
    Electrical resistivity +0.000000059
    Bulk modulus +85872000000.0
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  2. 3d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Space group Q15041650
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  3. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Objects/Zinc
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  4. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0006255-zinek
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  6. 13w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id cink
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