zinc

• Formula: Zn
• Molecular weight: 65.38
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Zn Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-66-6
• Chemical structure:
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Phase change data

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to Zn⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Anonymous, 1988
Anonymous, X., , NBS Spec. Publ. (U. S.) 260, 1988. [all data]

Callanan, Sullivan, et al., 1985
Callanan, J.E.; Sullivan, S.A.; Vecchia, D.F., Feasibility Study for the Development of Standards Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Natl. Bur. Stand. Spec. Publ. 260-99 1985, 1985. [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Kelly, 1987
Kelly, R.L., Atomic and ionic spectrum lines of hydrogen through kryton, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16. [all data]

Brown, Tilford, et al., 1975
Brown, C.M.; Tilford, S.G.; Ginter, M.L., Absorption spectra of Zn I Cd and I in the 1300-1750 A region, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1975, 65, 1404. [all data]

Cabaud, Hoareau, et al., 1972
Cabaud, B.; Hoareau, A.; Nounou, P.; Uzan, R., Etude des processus d'ionisation a haute temperature des vapeurs metalliques par couplage d'une cellule de knudsen et d'une source fox. II. Interpretation des processus d'autoionisation des vapeurs metalliques monoatomiques et influence delatemperature sur les courbes d'efficacite d'ionisation., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1972, 8, 181. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]

Johansson and Contreras, 1968
Johansson, I.; Contreras, R., New measurements in the arc spectrum of zinc, Ark. Fys., 1968, 37, 513. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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