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For all the basics you need to know about zinc, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For more facts, pictures, and applications of zinc in the real world, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
The element was named by the alchemist, Paracelsus, and taken from the German word “Zinke”, which may be derived from the Persian word “sing”, meaning stone.
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What is the most fun element for you? And the most boring?
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