It acts as a Lewis acid in hydrolysis process involving carboxypeptidase and alcohol dehydrogenase.
The hydroxide of the element exists in five polymorphs of which the distorted beta-cristobalite lattice is the most stable. It acts as a Lewis acid in hydrolysis process involving carboxypeptidase and alcohol dehydrogenase. Its principle ores are calamine, (*) sphalerite, and smithsonite and it occurs in the iron sulfide mineral wurtzite. This element possesses a completely filled d orbital and its only oxidation state is plus 2. For 10 points, name this element that is used in the galvanization of steel and exists in an alloy with copper that results in brass.
The hydroxide of the element exists in five polymorphs of which the distorted beta-cristobalite lattice is the most stable.
{zinc} (or {Zn})