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  1.                                    ZIRCONIUM
  2. Atomic symbol - Zr
  3. Atomic weight - 91.224        
  4. Atomic number - 40
  5. Electron configuration - 2-8-18-10-2
  6. Oxidation states - +4
  7. State of matter - solid
  8. Heavy metal-brittle
  9. Discovered in 1824 Jöns Jacob Berzelius
  10. Boils at 3578 °C, melts at 1852 °C
  11.  
  12. Notes:
  13. Zirconium is characteristically found in S-type stars. It is white, ductile,
  14. soft and mallable.
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