Element Family
Alkali
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
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I41/amd
Interesting Facts
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
- In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
- Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey
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Discovery
In 1939
Before 3500 BC
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
- Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
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Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
Industrial Uses
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Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
α Allotropes
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Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)
β Allotropes
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White Tin (Beta Tin)
γ Allotropes
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Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
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TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Superconductor