Zinc or Zinc, classified in the periodic family group 12, symbol Zn, with atomic number 30, although the real Spanish academy accepts C as the best expression for Spanish, its definition of the word and German origin with the word zink with Z, translated as a hairpin tooth, it makes it more acceptable to other languages, it is intense in its bluish-white color due to its brightness, at first it is not free, but stuck to other materials such as oxide and when treated a kind of powder that is widely used in the industry to make coatings and provide protection.
In the years 500 BC, it was already known in this mineral form when jewelry was found in Rhodes, but even so it took a long time for it to be identified and used for manufacturing, those take us to the 18th century to know it as metal. India and China were the first to take advantage of this metal; India being to process it in the first instance and obtain a kind of tin-like product by heating it and then cooling it to room temperature, this was around 1200 AD.
Marco Polo described how zinc oxide was made in Persia; Its structure makes it very malleable, in many of its uses are the galvanization of metals to protect against corrosion and the damage that time and humidity can cause. It is also used in construction, automobiles, household appliances, and computing, the latter being for higher performance of new computers.
One of the attributes of zinc in the human body is to keep it in good working order, it is recommended to consume it to improve and stimulate the enzymes in the body, stimulating the senses and helps a better development of the fetus in pregnancy, when consumed daily keeps us from the common cold, it is located in some variety of fish and dried fruits, the human bodythey have an approximate of 1.5 to 2.5 grams in the whole body and a quantity of 10 milligrams per kilo is recommended. In children and adolescents it varies, as everything is a balance, low consumption in our body attracts consequences such as low weight, various infections, skin sores, among others. 70% of the production used on the planet is led by China followed by Australia, Peru, the United States and Canada.
