Tin is a chemical element; it has the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. A metallic-gray metal, tin is soft enough to be cut with little force, and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. Wh
Small balls of white tin (left) and gray tin (right)
Droplet of solidified molten tin
Ceremonial giant bronze dirk of the Plougrescant-Ommerschans type, Plougrescant, France, 1500–1300 BC
Sample of cassiterite, the main ore of tin
The carbon group is a periodic table group consisting of carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, and flerovium. It lies within the p-block.
Diamond and graphite with scale
Polycrystalline germanium