Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Post-Transition
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
I41/amd
R_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
- Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Discovery
Before 3500 BC
In 1879
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- Magnets of Samarium cobalt alloy are stronger than that of Iron and hence, they are used in microwave application.
- Samarium metal also used in optical lasers and infrared absorbing glasses and as a neutron absorber.
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
Dentistry
NA
Other Uses
NA
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Slightly Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)
Not Available
β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)
Not Available
γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)
Not Available
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
Pauling Electropositivity
5th Energy Level
Not Available
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Tensile Strength
Not Available
Not Available
Viscosity
Not Available
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Superconductor
Conductor
Critical Temperature
Not Available
Not Available