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Also Known As	Zr

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A labeled diagram of the periodic table entry for zirconium shows its atomic number 40, symbol Zr, atomic weight 91.224, electron configuration, and name. Icons indicate zirconium is a solid transition metal with hexagonal crystal structure and equal relative strength, and its oxides have balanced acid-base properties.

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hafnium chemical element transition metal hydrogen carbon sodium nitrogen sulfur phosphorus boron iodine fluorine zinc

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Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

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Martin Heinrich Klaproth

German chemist

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