Element Family
Lanthanide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
I41/amd
Interesting Facts
- Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
- 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
Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach
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Discovery
In 1885
Before 3500 BC
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
- It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
- 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
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
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
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization
Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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
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Superconductor