ZIRCONIUM (ZR)


Meaning of ZIRCONIUM (ZR) in English

Element 40, atomic weight 91.22, a hard, grayish, highly flammable crystalline metal that dissolves in hot concentrated acids. Used in steel manufacture and in nuclear reactor chambers because of its transparency to neutrons. Its silicate is used to make zircon used as a gemstone.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.