Tin

=Tin (Sn)= (Element adopted by G-Su Park)

Cost:

 * ===Pure Tin: $24 per 100g===
 * ===Bulk: $1.80 per 100g===

Facts that you may not know....


 * The name of the element Tin originated from the Anglo-Saxon word tin.
 * It was discovered in South-East England in about 3500 BC, but it is unknown as to who discovered it.
 * Tin is obtained from the cassiterite ore
 * About 35 countries mine tin
 * Tin coats steel cans; cans are not totally all tin
 * When tin is bent, a "tin cry" is heard, which is the sound of the crystals breaking
 * There is white tin and gray tin, and the white tin turns gray at 13.2 degrees Celsius
 * The symbol Sn stands for Stannum, which is Latin

A Picture of White Tin Turning Into Gray Tin (also called tin pest)


As you can see, the block of white tin is slowly changing into a more powdery substance starting from the left