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Tin

50 Sn

Tin

Post-transition metal period 5 group 14 p-block discovered: Ancient

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
50
Atomic mass
118.71 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s2 4d10 5p2
Electronegativity
1.96 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
217 pm
Ionization energy
7.344 eV
Electron affinity
1.2 eV
Oxidation states
+4, +2

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
505.08 K (231,93 °C)
Boiling point
2875 K (2 601,85 °C)
Density
7.287 g/cm³