Other: 
~Zinc is a blue-gray color. 

~The standard state of zinc is solid at 77 degrees For 25 degrees C

~The most common zinc alloy is brass, this is made when zinc and copper are put together. Alone, zinc can be found inside batteries. 

~Zinc is made when stars die and explode, and this causes minerals to be ejected from the supernova. 

~China is the largest producer of zinc, producing over 3,500,000 tons a year. 

~Zinc can help keep skin and muscles from aging and shorten colds. 

~There is a comic book series called Zinc Alloy written by Donald Lemke. 

~Rolled zinc was used in roofing in Paris and it was mandatory there in the 1860 for city-wide renovations. 

In ancient Greece there were mentions of a “false sliver”. This was one of the earliest mentions of zinc. The Romans were able to produce brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc, this was in 200 BC. This was the only time that zinc was used in Rome. In the 13th or 14th century,  Indians realized that zinc was needed to  produce metal as a vapor and condense it. This was then passed to the Chinese and by the 16th century Chinese metallurgists were producing zinc on a very large scale. Soon after this Europeans were producing zinc. Zinc was discovered by Andreas Margraff in Germany in 1746. 

Since zinc is the fourth most consumed metal in the world there’s a lot of it. In the average adult there are 2 to 3 grams of zinc to keep the immune systems and enzymes up. Zinc makes up about 65 grams of every ton of Earth’s crust. 

In everyday life zinc is used in many common things. It is used as an alloy in cars, house fixtures, and electrical wiring. The most common alloy is zinc and copper to make brass. It is also used in batteries. Zinc is also used in making zinc oxide in producing rubber and as a skin ointment. Zinc is also important for growth and development of people. In health, zinc is used to build up the immune system against illness and it also heals wounds. It is important for your senses to taste and smell. Yoc can find small amount od zinc in foods such as oysters, penuts, and beef. 

Zinc oxide is one of the most important compounds because it can used as a semiconductor in T.V. tubes and fluorescent lights. It is also used in plastic, make-up, and medicine. Zinc sulfate is used as a weed killed and Zinc sulfide has flourescent qualities when activated by manganese, silver, copper, or arsenic. It has been used in screens for X-ray’s, flourescent lights, and luminous dials for watches and clocks. 

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