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Nonmetals also have high electron affinity. This means that it is energetically favorable to add an electron to a nonmetal. So, nonmetals can be easily reduced. Metals tend to have low electron affinity so it is more difficult to add electrons (or reduce them). In short: Metals have low ionization energies and low electron affinities so they are readily oxidized. Nonmetals have high ionization energies and high electron affinities so they are readily reduced.
Zinc sulfate is used as a disinfectant and as a white pigment in paints. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is also used as pigment called zinc white, and is used in antiseptics (zinc oxide ointment for burns). Zinc oxide is used in making rubber to improve the mechanical characteristics of the product.inc is a bluish-white, moderately hard metal. It is brittle at room temperature and at temperatures above 150Â°C, being workable only in the range between 100Â°C and 150Â°C. It is an active metal and will displace hydrogen even from dilute acids. The principal use of zinc is for the galvanizing of iron sheets or wires.