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properties and uses . Usesused to coat other metals to prevent corrosion or other chemical action (tin cans are made from tin coated steel)tin salts sprayed onto glass are used to produce electrically conductive coatings.Tin plate over steel is use to make cans for food.Molten tin is used t
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1. tin by Scott Bower
2. properties and uses Uses
used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion or other chemical action (tin cans are made from tin coated steel)
tin salts sprayed onto glass are used to produce electrically conductive coatings.
Tin plate over steel is use to make cans for food.
Molten tin is used to float molten glass to produce window glass.
the chloride (SnCl2.H2O) is used as a reducing agent and as a mordant in calico printing Properties
Tin has a melting point of 231.9681°C, boiling point of 2270°C
When tin is cooled below 13.2°C, it slowly changes form from the white form to the gray
Tin is a silvery-white metal
tin has a cubic structure.
Tin is resistant to attack by sea and soft tap water, but it will corrode in strong acids.
3. Facts about tin ? Date of Discovery: Known to the ancients
Discoverer: Unknown
Name Origin: Latin
Symbol Origin: From the Latin word stannum (tin)
Obtained From: ore cassiterit
Group: Metal, Carbon group
state (s, l, g): s
Tin is obtained by reducing its ore with coal in a reverberate furnace.
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5. sites http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
http://chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/periodictable.html
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/periodic-table/uses.html
http://www.chemicool.com/