The Element Tin
Tin is plated on top of other metals to prevent corrosion. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as an oxide. Tin is alloyed with copper for making bronze. Tin coated steel containers are widely used for food preservation. Most of the pipes used for pipe organs (in music) with varying amounts of tin and lead alloys. Also tin had an application as a wrapping material for foods and drugs replaced later by aluminum foils. Tin is also found in some dental care products.
China is the current leader of Tin production with a market share of 43% followed by Indonesia and Peru.
Atomic Number & Chemical Properties
Element Basics:
Chemical Symbol: Sn
Atomic Number: 50
Atomic Weight: 118.71
Element Classification: Other Metal
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Date of Discovery: n/a (Unknown)
Origin of Name: Named after Etruscan god, Tinia; symbol from Latin: stannum (tin).
How to Recognize it at a Party:
Silvery-white, soft, malleable and ductile metal
Seriously Atomic Information:
Density (g/cc): 7.31
Melting Point (°K): 505.1
Boiling Point (°K): 2543
Atomic Radius (pm): 162
Atomic Volume (cc/mol): 16.3
Covalent Radius (pm): 141
Ionic Radius: 71 (+4e) 93 (+2)
Pauling Negativity Number: 1.96
First Ionizing Energy (kJ/mol): 708.2
Oxidation States: 4, 2
Electronic Configuration: [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Getting Intimate with Tin:
Lattice Structure: Tetragonal (TET)
Lattice Constant (Å): 5.820
Lattice C/A Ratio: n/a
Specific Heat (@20°C J/g mol): 0.222
Fusion Heat (kJ/mol): 7.07
Evaporation Heat (kJ/mol): 296
Thermal Conductivity (@25°C W/m K):
Debye Temperature (°K): 170.00
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