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Hydrogen
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Iron
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Tin
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Detailed explanation-1: -The element with the largest number of stable isotopes is tin (symbol Sn and atomic number 50) with 10 isotopes. Tin was first extracted and used in the Bronze Age (circa 3000 BC).
Detailed explanation-2: -Tin exists in nature as nine stable isotopes. (Isotopes are different forms of an element that have the same number of protons in the nucleus, but a different number of neutrons.)
Detailed explanation-3: -The combination of its size and nuclear stability results in tin having the greatest number of stable isotopes of any element. These include isotopes with atomic masses between 112 and 124 (except 113, 121 and 123). Of these isotopes, tin-120 is most common.
Detailed explanation-4: -Please visit the Tin element page for information specific to the chemical element of the periodic table. Tin-120 atom is the stable isotope of tin with relative atomic mass 119.902199 and 32.58 atom percent natural abundance.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tin-119 atom is the stable isotope of tin with relative atomic mass 118.903311, 8.59 atom percent natural abundance and nuclear spin (1)/2.