Zinc is a metallic chemical element; it
has the symbol Zn and has an atomic number of 30. The
atomic weight of zinc is 65.38. 
Things you might not know about
Zinc:
- The new U.S. Golden Dollar's golden color is
made of manganese brass alloy which is 12% zinc, and has no gold at
all.
- Since 1982, the U.S. penny (one cent) is not
solid copper, but is really zinc plated with copper.
- Brass, which is an alloy of copper and
zinc.
- Galvanization, which is the coating of iron
or steel to protect the metals against corrosion, is the most
familiar form of using zinc in this way.
See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation
about this series of caches.
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