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  2. Tin - Wikipedia

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    Tin is a post-transition metal in group 14 of the periodic table of elements. It is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, which contains stannic oxide, SnO 2. Tin shows a chemical similarity to both of its neighbors in group 14, germanium and lead, and has two main oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable

  3. List of chemical elements - Wikipedia

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    Like the periodic table, the list below organizes the elements by the number of protons in their atoms; it can also be organized by other properties, such as atomic weight, density, and electronegativity. For more detailed information about the origins of element names, see List of chemical element name etymologies.

  4. List of chemical element name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    (symbol) Z Description (symbol etymology, former names) Hydrogen (H) 1 ὕδωρ (root: ὑδρ-) + γενής (hydor genes) Greek via Latin and French "water + begetter" descriptive From French hydrogène [2] and Latin hydro-and -genes, derived from the Greek ὕδωρ γείνομαι (hydor geinomai), meaning "Ι beget water". Helium (He) 2

  5. Alchemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    A table of alchemical symbols from Basil Valentine's The Last Will and Testament, 1670 Alchemical symbols before Lavoisier Alchemical symbols were used to denote chemical elements and compounds, as well as alchemical apparatus and processes, until the 18th century.

  6. Chemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    The periodic table, elements being denoted by their symbols. Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry, ... Tin: 50: Current symbol is Sn. [nb 1] Tm:

  7. Periodic table - Wikipedia

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    The periodic table, ... Tin 50 Sn 118.71: Anti­mony ... Periodic tables usually at least show the elements' symbols; many also provide supplementary information ...

  8. Carbon group - Wikipedia

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    The carbon group is a periodic table group consisting of carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), and flerovium (Fl). It lies within the p-block.. In modern IUPAC notation, it is called group 14.

  9. Group 12 element - Wikipedia

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    Group 12, by modern IUPAC numbering, [1] is a group of chemical elements in the periodic table. It includes zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and copernicium (Cn). [ 5 ] Formerly this group was named IIB (pronounced as "group two B", as the "II" is a Roman numeral ) by CAS and old IUPAC system.