| The chemical symbol of tin is Sn, which is derived | | | | sprayed on glass, it produces electrically conductive |
| from the Latin name Stannum. It has 50 protons and | | | | coatings. With lead it forms an alloy, which is known |
| 50 electrons with an atomic number 50. It is a gray | | | | as spotted metal. Another alloy with copper is known |
| silver metal and generally used in wires and | | | | as bronze. |
| compressed to make sheets. | | | | Tin foils were also used in cover the foods. However, |
| The source of tin is cassiterite. It is crystalline in | | | | nowadays it has been replaced by aluminum foils. It is |
| nature and tetragonal in structure. It is flexible at | | | | superconductor when it kept below 3.72K. A |
| normal temperature and fragile when cooled. It | | | | commonly observed superconductor meissner effect |
| resists water, but strong acids and alkalis corrode it | | | | was discovered first in tin crystals. |
| and form good bonding with iron. When tin is heated | | | | People's Republic of China was declared as the |
| in air, it forms dioxide and in basic oxides, it forms | | | | largest producer of tin in the year 2007, followed by |
| stannate salt. The allotropes of tin are gray tin, white | | | | Peru and Indonesia. |
| tin and brittle tin. | | | | 7.03 and 296.1 are the tin's heat of fusion and heat |
| It is used to coat lead or zinc and protects from | | | | vaporization respectively. It melts and boils at |
| corrosion. Steel containers are also found to be | | | | 505.08K and 2875K respectively. Its atomic mass is |
| coated with tin. Stannous chloride, a reducing agent, | | | | 118.71 amu and density is 7.31g/cc. |
| is formed when tin combines with chlorine. When | | | | |