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Atomic number   50
Symbol   Sn
Atomic weight   118.710
Density [g/cm3]   7.29
Melting point [°C]   232.0
Boiling point [°C]   2270
1st Ionization energy [eV]   7.344
Electronic configuration   [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Oxidation number (most stable)   4, 2
Atomic radius [pm]   140.5 (a)
Ionic radius [pm]   71 (4+)
Abundance in crustal rocks [ppm]   2.1
Origin of the name   (lat.) stannum = tin
Discovery   known since ancient times
Uses   for the production of tinplate and as plumb bob, further as alloy metal (bronze) as well as rolled out as Staniol for packing purposes (today displaced by aluminium).
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