This soft, silvery-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, zinc and mercury. Like zinc, it demonstrates oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds, and like mercury, it has a lower melting point than the transition metals in groups 3 through 11.
This soft, silvery-white metal shares chemical properties with zinc and mercury, both of which are found in group 12. It exhibits an oxidation state of +2 in most compounds, similar to zinc, and has a lower melting point than transition metals from groups 3 through 11, like mercury.