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== Dependencies ==
== Dependencies ==
*'''Tin'''
**[[Canning]]
**[[Steel]]
*[[Aluminum]]
*[[Aluminum]]
*[[Copper]]
*[[Copper]]
*[[Manganese]]
*[[Manganese]]
* [[Nickel]]
* [[Nickel]]
*'''Tin'''
*[[Zinc]]
*[[Zinc]]
**[[Brass|Bronze]]
**[[Brass|Bronze]]
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* [[Iron]]
* [[Iron]]
* [[Titanium]]
* [[Titanium]]
* [[Canning]]
* [[Chemical elements]]
* [[Chemical elements]]
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Revision as of 17:37, 21 November 2022

Position of tin in the periodic table.
Tin on a glass plate.

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a silvery-coloured metal. Metallic tin also does not easily oxidize in air and water.

Uses

Tin is usually used for corrosion-resistant plating of steel, which has been widely used for food packaging as tin cans due to its low toxicity.

Dependencies

See also

References

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