Question

Mr. Adams asked his students to write the chemical symbols for the element zinc. He wrote the student's answers on the whiteboard. Which answer is correct?

Answer 1

The chemical symbol for zinc is Zn.

Answer 2

The chemical symbol of zinc element is Zn.

Step-by-step explanation:

The chemical symbol of zinc element is 'Zn'.

Zinc is a metal belonging 3-d transition series metal with atomic number 30 and atomic mass of 65.38 g/mol. It has blue silvery appearances.

The electronic configuration of Zinc:

[tex\]Zn=[Ar]3d^{10}4s^2[/tex]