Atomic Number 50 (Noun)
Meaning
A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The atomic number 50 is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and is also known as tin.
- Tin is a post-transition metal in group 14 of the periodic table, with the atomic number 50.
- The atomic number 50 of tin is used as a protective coating for other metals to prevent corrosion.
- Tin has the atomic number 50 and is malleable at ordinary temperatures but brittle when heated.
- The symbol Sn is derived from Latin and is the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 50.