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Atomic Number	50

Atomic Symbol	Sn

Atomic Weight	118.710 amu

Group	Other Metal, 14

Form	Solid

Density @ STP	7.265 g/cm³

Melting Point	231.93 °C (449.474 °F, 505.08 °K)

Boiling Point	2602 °C (4715.6 °F, 2875.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion	7.03 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization	290 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential	7.34381 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale	1.96

Specific Heat Capacity	0.228 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration	5p²

Oxidation State(s)	+2, +4

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth	¹¹²Sn, 0.97%; ¹¹⁴Sn, 0.65%; ¹¹⁵Sn, 0.34%; ¹¹⁶Sn, 14.53%; ¹¹⁷Sn, 7.68%; ¹¹⁸Sn, 24.23%; ¹¹⁹Sn, 8.59%; ¹²⁰Sn, 32.59%; ¹²²Sn, 4.63%; ¹²⁴Sn, 5.79%

Selected Radioisotopes	¹¹³Sn, ¹¹⁷Sn

Atomic Radius	145 pm

Crystal Structure	Tetragonal