Zirconium

Shell Structure



Crystal Structure
ElementInformation
Atomic Number:40
Symbol:Zr
Name:Zirconium
Name Origin:Named for the mineral zircon
Type:Transition Metal
Atomic Mass:91.224
Melting Point:1852
Boiling Point:4377
Neutrons:51
Density:6.49
Crystal Structure:Hexagonal
Discovered:1789
Discoverers:Identified by Martin Heinrich Klaproth (Germany), Isolated by Jöns Jacob Berzelius (Sweden) in 1824.
Other Names:

Yttrium Periodic Table Niobium