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Zirconium

Zirconium Details

Zirconium Symbol: Zr

Zirconium Atomic Number: 40

Zirconium Atomic Weight: 91.22

What is Zirconium?
Grey-white metallic transition element. Five natural isotopes and six radioactive isotopes are known. Used in nuclear reactors for a neutron absorber. Discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, isolated in 1824 by Berzelius.

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