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The ONLY elements that will not combine with other elements under normal conditions are the inert noble gases on the far right column of the Periodic Table, they will not even combine with themselves like other gases do. The reason for this is they are the only elements whose valence shell is entirely full of electrons. So of course zinc will combine with other elements, as its valence shell is not full.

What might be confusing you is that zinc is commonly used as a coating on steel and iron to prevent rusting. What you may not know is that the zinc does this because it corrodes much faster than the steel or iron can rust, combining with the oxygen before the steel or iron could combine with the oxygen. Zinc can even (to a limited extent) combine with the oxygen in the existing rust, reducing it back to iron!

Zinc very strongly combines with other elements.

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