Zinc
Zn65.4 g/mol Calculated
Also called Blue powder, Jasad, Rheinzink and Zyncum Metallicum.
The metal that galvanises steel against rust, and a trace nutrient the body needs for hundreds of enzymes and for wound healing. Element 30. Found in red meat, shellfish, and breakfast cereal.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Zinc on our curated lists.
Foods
Household
Batteries and electronicsAdded by the maker
Every product and list we hold
Sources and notes
- Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Zn
- Molecular weight
- 65.4 g/mol
Measured LD50, HSDB via PubChem
630 mg/kg pure zinc, rat, oral
An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person.
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H250, H260, H400, H410
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Food and drink lists
- Red meat, Shellfish, Breakfast cereal
- Product lists
- Batteries and electronics
- Elements
- Zinc
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, Environmental hazard, GHS Danger
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
Questions
- What is Zinc?
- The metal that galvanises steel against rust, and a trace nutrient the body needs for hundreds of enzymes and for wound healing. Element 30. Found in red meat, shellfish, and breakfast cereal.
- Where is Zinc found?
- Zinc is found in red meat, shellfish and breakfast cereal. It is also in these product groups: batteries and electronics. from sourcefrom source
- How toxic is Zinc?
- The reported LD50 of Zinc is 630 mg/kg (rat, oral). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable and Environmental. from sourcefrom source
- What kind of molecule is Zinc?
- Zinc has the formula Zn and a molecular weight of 65.4 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- LD50from sourceHSDB via PubChem
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
- Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09