Zirconium


 * Element Name:** Zirconium


 * Element Symbol:** Zr


 * Atomic Mass:** 91[[image:Zirconium.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 40


 * Protons:** 40


 * Electrons:** 40


 * Discovery:** Zirconium was discovered by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789.


 * How It Was Named:** Zirconium was named from the Persian word zargun meaning gold-like.


 * Sate of Matter:** solid


 * Melting Point:** 1,855°C


 * Boiling Point:** 4,409°C


 * Characteristics:** Zirconium is and lustrous, grayish-white, soft metal. In the form of powder it is very flammable, unlike when it is in the form of a solid.


 * Uses:** It is used in surgical tools and posin ivy cream. It is also the coating of the rods in nuclear reactors, but the most common use it that it is used to make fake diamonds.


 * Interesting Facts:** I. S-type stars, the sun and, meteorites all have Zirconium in them. 2. Aquatic plants readily take up soluble Zirconium, but it is rare in land plants.3. 70% of plants have none at all. 4. Zirconium is very very hard to break.

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