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Tin

Tin is a chemical element; it has the symbol Sn (from Latin stannum) and atomic number 50. A metallic-gray metal, tin is soft enough to be cut with little force, and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort.

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112Sn
0.97%
113Sn
synth
114Sn
0.66%
115Sn
0.34%
116Sn
14.5%
117Sn
7.68%

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Etymology

History

Compounds and chemistry

Organotin compounds

Occurrence

Production

Price and exchanges

Applications

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Tin

Nodes331
Edges330
Triples321
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006042
Components1

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Tin

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related to Bibliography · 49
Tin → Alan, Albert, An, Boca Raton, Butterworth-Heinemann, C2009-0-30414-6, Carlin, Chemical Elements, Chemistry, Compounds, CRC Press, David, Earnshaw, Element, Elements, Emsley, England, Exploring Chemical Elements, Florida, Francis Group
related to Etymology · 18
Tin → Celtic, Dutch, English, French, German Zinn, Germanic, Indo-European, Irish, It, Italian, Latin, Proto-Germanic, Romance, Spanish, Stannum, Swedish, The, The Latin
related to Inorganic compounds · 18
Tin → All, Alternatively SnCl4, For Sn, Halide, II, Illustrating, IV, Of, Sn, SnBr2, SnBr4, SnCl2, SnCl4, SnF2, SnF4, SnI2, SnI4, The
has application · 14
Tin → Decorative, Europe, European, In, In America, Lanterns, Modern, New World, North America, Paul Revere, Punched, Revere, The, These
related to External links · 12
Tin → Chemical HazardsTin, Metals, NIOSH Pocket Guide, Nottingham, Table Table, The Periodic Table, Theodore Gray's Wooden Periodic, Tin Archived, University, USD, Videos, Wayback MachineCDC
related to Precautions · 12
Tin → At, Cases, Exposure, Health, Health Administration, NIOSH, Occupational Safety, On, OSHA, REL, The National Institute, The US Occupational Safety
related to Price and exchanges · 12
Tin → During, Earlier, First International Tin Agreement, Great Recession, However, Immediately, International Tin Council, ITC, London Metal Exchange, The, This, Through
related to Organotin compounds · 11
Tin → C2H5, Edward Frankland, Grignard, Most, Of, Organotin, Some, Tetraalkyl, The, They, Worldwide
related to Tin plating · 11
Tin → Australia, British English, China, Copper, Eastern Zhou, English, London, One, Speakers, The, Tin-plated
related to history · 10
Tin → Alluvial, Arsenical, BC, Bronze Age, Cassiterite, Near East, Other, SnO, The, This

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used compounds metal lead organotin copper stable isotopes known also bronze pigment use chemical first sn common elements oxide structure

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tin112Sn0.97%1.00infobox
Tin113Snsynth1.00infobox
Tin114Sn0.66%1.00infobox
Tin115Sn0.34%1.00infobox
Tin116Sn14.5%1.00infobox
Tin117Sn7.68%1.00infobox
Tin118Sn24.2%1.00infobox
Tin119Sn8.59%1.00infobox
Tin120Sn32.6%1.00infobox
Tin121mSnsynth1.00infobox
Tin122Sn4.63%1.00infobox
Tin123Snsynth1.00infobox
Tin124Sn5.79%1.00infobox
Tin126Sntrace1.00infobox
TinAllotropessilvery-white, β (beta); gray, α (alpha)1.00infobox
Tinat T (K)14971.00infobox
TinAtomic number (Z)501.00infobox
TinAtomic radiusempirical: 140 pm1.00infobox
TinBlockp-block1.00infobox
TinBoiling point2875 K ​(2602 °C, ​4716 °F)1.00infobox
TinBrinell hardness50–440 MPa1.00infobox
TinBulk modulus58 GPa1.00infobox
TinCAS Number7440-31-51.00infobox
TinCovalent radius139±4 pm1.00infobox
TinCrystal structurewhite (β): ​body-centered tetragonal (tI4)1.00infobox
TinCrystal structuregray (α): ​face-centered diamond-cubic (cF8)1.00infobox
TinDensity (at 20° C)white (β): 7.289 g/cm3 gray (α): 5.770 g/cm31.00infobox
TinDiscoveryprotohistoric, around 35th century BC1.00infobox
TinElectrical resistivity115 nΩ⋅m (at 0 °C)1.00infobox
TinElectron configuration[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p21.00infobox

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