Tin (Sn)
Tin has been used since ancient times in bronze (tin + copper) and for tin plating to prevent corrosion.
Properties of Tin
- Atomic number
- 50
- Category
- Post-Transition Metal
- Atomic mass
- 118.71 u
- Electron configuration
- [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p²
- Melting point
- 505.08 K (231.93 °C)
- Boiling point
- 2875 K (2601.85 °C)
- Density
- 7.287 g/cm³
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.96
- Appearance
- Silvery-white metal
- Discovered by
- Ancient civilizations
Facts about Tin
- Tin cans aren't really tin — they're steel coated with a thin layer of tin!
- Bronze, one of the first alloys ever made, is copper mixed with tin!
- When you bend a tin bar, it makes a creaking sound called "tin cry"!
- Tin's symbol Sn comes from "stannum," its Latin name!