Compounds of zinc

Compounds of zinc are chemical compounds containing the element zinc which is a member of the group 12 of the periodic table. The oxidation state of most compounds is the group oxidation state of +2. Zinc may be classified as a post-transition main group element with zinc(II) having much chemical behaviour in common with copper(II). Many salts of zinc(II) are isomorphous with salts of magnesium(II) due to the ionic radii of the cations being almost the same. Zinc forms many complexes; metallo-proteins containing zinc are widespread in biological systems.