Tin-Sn
Elemant
What is Tin?
Tin is a silvery, white medal, the chemical element of atomic number 50. Maybe a container, perhaps.
More about tin?
- After 600 BC, pure metallic tin was produced.
- Tin resist corrosion from water.
- Tin has 10 stable isotopes.
- Tin is a German word.
- Tin is considered non-toxic.
Tin Can
Melted Tin
Tin has to be at least 231.9*C or 449.5*F to melt
Tin Paint Pan
Who discovered Tin?
Tin wasn't recored to be discovered by anyone. It has been know since ancient times. And the year is also unrecorded.
Tin and Nature
Tin is found mainly in the ore cassiterite, which is near Malaysia Bolivia, and Indonesia,Thailand and Nigeria! It is obtained commercially by reducing the ore with coal reverberatory furnace!
melting tin
Periodic Table
Tin on the Periodic Table
Tin is 50 on the Periodic Table(or its atomic #). It is in a main group(metal). And its Symbol is Sn(Latin for Stanum). Tin's mass is 118.17. It is located in Carbon family. Tin has 50 protons, 68 neutrons, and 50 electrons. Tin's density is 7.729. Tin is a solid.
How is Tin used?
Tin is used in many ways. It takes high polish and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion, such a tin cans, which are actually made of tin coated steel. Alloys of tin are important, such as soft solder, pewter bronze, and phosphor bronze.
Tin's Chemical and Physical Properties
Physical:
Color-white,silver
Malleability- can be bent or shaped
Luster- shine or glow
Ductility-easy to pull or made into wire
Conductivity- easy to make in to electricity
Softness- very soft
Crystalline Structure- tetragonal
Chemical:
Chemical Formula- Sn
Oxidation- not easily oxidized
Reaction to water- stable in cold and hot water
Reaction to acids- doesn't act rapidly
Toxicity- relatively low
Corrosion- resists corrosion
Alloys-used extensively in alloys
Allotropes- two known forms
Compounds- reacts to hydrogens to form compunds
Interesting Facts about tin
- Tin is non-toxic, which is why they use it for canned foods, just in case someone swallows a small amount of it.
- Tin Chloride used as a mordant that is used in textiles to increase the weight of silk and other fabrics.
- Tin rarely occurs freely in Nature.
- Tin was discovered in ancient times, but its unknown who discovered it.
- Because tin is rare, it only comprises 2% of the earths crust.
How Tin is used in everyday life
Tin is used in many kitchen utensils. Tin can be used to shape into tools. Many people think tin is used to carry tuna or chicken in "tin cans" but really they are not. Tin was used long ago for this reason but that "tin" can is not really tin.
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