Polished tin disintegrating into grey powder as tin pest spreads across its surface

Polished tin disintegrating into grey powder as tin pest spreads across its surface

A short silent video about Tin (Sn), element 50, post-transition metal. Tin has been used since ancient times in bronze (tin + copper) and for tin plating to prevent corrosion.

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