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'''Zirconium''' is a [[metal]] with a grayish-white metallic luster. It is primarily derived from zircon (ZrSi<sub>4</sub>), a [[mineral]] mentioned in the [[Bible]]. It is highly resistant to [[corrosion]].
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'''Zirconium''' is a [[metal]]lic [[element]] with a grayish-white metallic luster. It is primarily derived from [[zircon]] (ZrSi<sub>4</sub>), a [[mineral]] mentioned in the [[Bible]]. It is highly resistant to [[corrosion]].
  
Zirconium is primarily used in the [[nuclear power]] industry, thanks to its low [[absorption]] of [[neutron]]s, the high energy particle from which nuclear power is generated. Commercial [[nuclear reactor]]s may have as many as a half-million feet of zirconium tubing. <ref>[http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/40.html Zirconium], [[Los Alamos]] National Labs.</ref>
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Zirconium is primarily used in the [[nuclear power]] industry, thanks to its low [[absorption]] of [[neutron]]s, the high energy particle from which nuclear power is generated. Commercial [[nuclear reactor]]s may have as many as a half-million feet of zirconium tubing.<ref>[http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/40.html Zirconium], [[Los Alamos]] National Labs.</ref>
  
 
Cubic zirconia, a form of synthetic [[diamond]]s, is crystalline zirconium oxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>).
 
Cubic zirconia, a form of synthetic [[diamond]]s, is crystalline zirconium oxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>).
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Zirconium
Properties
Atomic symbol Zr
Atomic number 40
Atomic mass 91.22
Other Information
Date of discovery 1789
Name of discoverer Klaproth
Name origin Zircon
Uses Nuclear power
Obtained from Zircon mineral

Zirconium is a metallic element with a grayish-white metallic luster. It is primarily derived from zircon (ZrSi4), a mineral mentioned in the Bible. It is highly resistant to corrosion.

Zirconium is primarily used in the nuclear power industry, thanks to its low absorption of neutrons, the high energy particle from which nuclear power is generated. Commercial nuclear reactors may have as many as a half-million feet of zirconium tubing.[1]

Cubic zirconia, a form of synthetic diamonds, is crystalline zirconium oxide (ZrO2).

References

  1. Zirconium, Los Alamos National Labs.