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Tin Metal Solid
Symbol: Sn
Atomic number: 50
Atomic mass: 118.710
Group: Metal
CAS-number: 7440-31-5
 
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Physical data

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Shells: 2,8,18,18,4
Orbitals: [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Electronegativity: 1.7, 1.8
1. Ionization potential: 7.3438 eV
2. Ionization potential: 14.632 eV
3. Ionization potential: 30.502 eV
Oxidation states: 4,2
Electrical conductivity: 0.0917 10^6
Melting point: 231.97 °C
Boiling point: 2602 °C
Specific heat: 0.227 J/gK
Heat of fusion: 7.029 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 295.80 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 0.666 W/cmK
Atomic radius: 1.72 Å
Ionic radius: 0.71 Å ()
Covalent radius: 1.41 Å
Atomic volume: 16.3 cm³/mol
Density (293 K): 7.30 g/cm³
Crystal structure: Tetragonal
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Isotopes

NuclideAbundance [%]MassSpinHalflifeDecay modeDecay tree
112Sn0.96111.9050--stable--
113Sn01131/2115.1dECView
114Sn0.66113.9030--stable--
115Sn0.35114.9031/2--stable--
116Sn14.3115.9020--stable--
117Sn7.61116.9031/2--stable--
117Snm011711/213.60dITView
118Sn24.03117.9020--stable--
119Sn8.58118.9031/2--stable--
119Snm011911/2293dITView
120Sn32.85119.9020--stable--
121Sn01213/21.128dBeta-View
121Snm012111/2~55yIT,Beta-View
122Sn4.72121.9030--stable--
123Sn012311/2129.2dBeta-View
123Snm01233/240.1mBeta-View
124Sn5.94123.9050--stable--
125Sn012511/29.63dBeta-View
125Snm01253/29.5mBeta-View
126Sn01260~1E05yBeta-View
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Other info

Name origin:Named after Etruscan god, Tinia; symbol from Latin: stannum (tin).
Description:Silvery-white, soft, malleable and ductile metal.
Discovered by:Known to the ancients
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Place:Unknown
Sources:Principally found in the ore cassiterite(SnO2) and stannine (Cu2FeSnS4).
Use(s):Used as a coating for steel cans since it is nontoxic and noncorrosive. Also in solder (33%Sn:67% Pb), bronze (20%Sn:80%Cu), and pewter. Stannous fluoride (SnF2), a compound of tin and fluorine is used in some toothpaste.
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