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ELEMENTS COMPOUNDS SUBSTANCES METALS AND NON METALS
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Ti
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Fe
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Tn
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Sn
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Detailed explanation-1: -tin (Sn), a chemical element belonging to the carbon family, Group 14 (IVa) of the periodic table. It is a soft, silvery white metal with a bluish tinge, known to the ancients in bronze, an alloy with copper. Tin is widely used for plating steel cans used as food containers, in metals used for bearings, and in solder.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tin-Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table.
Detailed explanation-3: -The symbol Sn is derived from Latin stannum for alloys containing lead. The element was known in prehistoric times. Archaeological evidence suggests that people have been using tin for at least 5500 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -The alkaline earth metal with the smallest atomic number is beryllium. The chemical symbol of beryllium is Be. The electronic configuration of beryllium is 2, 2. The number of valence electron for beryllium is 2.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tin or also called as Stannum in Latin with the atomic number 50 belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows a chemical similarity to both of its neighbours in group 14, germanium and lead, and has two main oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4.