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Group 12 element
This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because I've expanded it and I want to know what is missing before putting it for GAN. Thanks, Nergaal (talk) 22:07, 25 February 2012 (UTC)


 * R8R Gtrs has some comments on the talk page (Talk:Group 12 element). The "Chemistry and compounds" sections would benefit from some more discussion IMHO (e.g. the organometallic chemistry) and some more references for the uncited sentences. The discussion on the inclusion of group 12 into the transition metals could be put into a separate section (see Group 3 element). Double sharp (talk) 07:58, 28 February 2012 (UTC)


 * This source may be useful: http://www.che.uc.edu/jensen/W.%20B.%20Jensen/Reprints/091.%20Zn-Cd-Hg.pdf Double sharp (talk) 12:47, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Comments more on the technical aspects than with any expertise on the subject itself. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:48, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
 * MOS always used to suggest we avoided bold links e.g. zinc, cadmium etc in the lead.
 * Zinc, cadmium, mercury and copernicium are overlinked in the lead.
 * "none of its isotopes have been found occurring in nature" you said pretty much that in the preceding sentence.
 * Ensure tables are accessible to screen-readers by implementing row and col scopes as suggested by MOS:DTT.
 * "members of this family show " instead of "this family" reiterate "Group 12".
 * No need to relink the elements in the heading of the properties table.
 * What is "pm" in atomic radius?
 * Is it "Group 12" or "group 12"?
 * "bluish-white, lustrous[7]" shouldn't this be "bluish-white and lustrous,[7] ..."?
 * 150 °C. You link Celsius here but not in the table. Also, be consistent with conversions to Farhenheit.  Convert all the time or never.
 * "ofcadmium and zinc" space needed, and try to stop relinking things per WP:OVERLINK!
 * In each new section, reiterate that you are talking about group 12 elements.
 * Organometallic compounds section is empty.
 * Image captions that are complete sentences need a period.
 * No need to link common terms like "Egyptian".
 * "This definition has since been changed (see krypton)." explain it, don't just say "see krypton".
 * Avoid bare URLs in the refs.
 * Don't mix date formats in the refs.
 * Check for WP:DASH e.g. ref 82 title should be A–Z and not A-Z.