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(b) Which properties of zinc can you describe from the
Chapter , Problem 1.20b(choose chapter or problem)
(b) Which properties of zinc can you describe from the photo? Are these physical or chemical properties?
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(b) Which properties of zinc can you describe from the photo? Are these physical or chemical properties?
ANSWER:Problem 1.20b
(b) Which properties of zinc can you describe from the photo? Are these physical or chemical properties?
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The properties of zinc which are mentioned in the figure is as follows.
Zinc melts at . When zinc granules are added to dilute sulfuric acid , hydrogen is given off and the metal dissolves.
Zinc has a hardness on the Mohs scale of 2.5 and a density of at .
It reacts slowly with oxygen gas at elevated temperatures to form zinc oxide , ZnO.