Sn (Tin) by Thanvir https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19 The 50th element on the Periodic Table en-us 2013-11-06 14:29:24 UTC 2023-02-28 13:24:40 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20131106/f550cacaa37ece486dcd859780775296.jpg What is it? thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16214789 ]]> 2013-11-08 14:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16214789 Where is it on the Periodic Table? thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16302312 Tin is in Group 14 and Period 5 on the Periodic Table. It is in the p-block of the Periodic Table. ]]> 2013-11-11 01:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16302312 Where did it come from? thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16302615 The name Tin comes from the Anglo-Saxon word "tin" (the origin of the symbol Sn comes from the Latin word "stannum" meaning "tin"). Tin was known to the ancients and is mentioned in the Old Testament. Early metal workers found it too soft for most purposes but mixed with copper it gives the alloy bronze, of Bronze Age fame.

]]> 2013-11-11 02:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16302615 What's so special about it? thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16303005 Tin is malleable and ductile. Cassiterite serves as the source on tin. Reduction of cassiterite with burning coal gives the tin metal. Tin mining had begun in Europe during the classical era. The metal began to be used from 600 B.C. By 2007, China became the largest producer of Tin. Around 35 nations mine tin. The melting point of Tin is 231.93 °C. The boiling point of Tin is 2602 °C.

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  • Tin is used to coat metals to prevent them from corrosion.
  • Tin-niobium alloy has superconductivity. It is used in constructing superconductive magnets.
  • To increase its hardness and tensile strength,it is alloyed with copper and antimony and used as a bearing material.
  • Tin is used in the manufacture of tin-plate, which is a steel sheet coated with tin.
  • Tin salts sprayed onto glass are used to produceelectrically conductive coatings
    • ]]>     2013-11-11 03:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16303936     Thanvir Ahmed  thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16303966 2013-11-11 03:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16303966 Work Cited thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16304381 2013-11-11 03:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16304381 Even more about Tin thanvirahmed475 https://padlet.com/thanvirahmed475/vo41js1i19/wish/16370970 For more information about this amazing element visit one of these very educational sites:

    http://www.webelements.com/tin/

    http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-tin.html

    http://www.knowledgedoor.com/2/elements_handbook/tin.html

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