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Tin

  • Discovered in approx 2100 BC

  • Atomic Radii: 145 pm

  • Melting Point: 231.928°C

  • Boiling Point: 2586°C

 

Applications:

-tin chloride used for tin plating of steel for tin cans  

-used as a flat surface in the making of float glass

-was once used as armor  

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