Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous metal. It is brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable at 100 to 150°C. It is a fair conductor of electricity, and burns in air at high red heat with evolution of white clouds of the oxide.
Melting point: 419.5 °C Boiling point: 907 °C
A foil is a thin sheet of pure metal. Given its fragile nature, some foils have protective coatings.
