Zinc

Properties of zinc atoms

The electron affinity of zinc is 0  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of zinc.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with zinc in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Ar].3d¹⁰.4s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.2
• Term symbol:   ¹S₀

A schematic representation of the shell structure of zinc - not what the atom of zinc "looks like".

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