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Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (Latin: stannum) an atomic number 50. This silvery, malleable poor metal that is not easily oxidized in air and resists corrosion, is found in many alloys and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as an oxide. It can be alloyed with copper to make bronze. Pewter alloys contain from 85% up to 99% tin.

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  • Waffles are made in an iron & muffins are made in an implement named for this metal
  • Of the chemical elements, it has the shortest name
  • With this type of ear you "can" not appreciate good music
  • Of all the elements, this metallic one has the shortest name
  • In one Andersen tale, a one-legged toy soldier made of this was in love with a dancing paper doll
  • You add this element to copper & zinc to get bronze
  • The symbol of this element stands for stannum, which originally denoted an alloy of lead & silver
  • This 10th anniversary present is present in the name of a 20th anniversary gift -- platinum
  • Its symbol is Sn & it's used in plating cans & in toothpaste
  • The pewter used to make bowls & tea services is at least 90% this metal
  • In 1810 England's Peter Durand patented the idea of using this metal to coat cans for food preservation
  • In 1810 English inventor Peter Durand patented the idea of using food storage cans plated with this element
  • Stannum is the Latin name for this chemical element; it's also where it gets its chemical abbreviation, Sn
  • Add the symbol for this element to the front of "ow" & you get precipitation
  • Gunter Grass' drum(3)
  • I'll go mine this, symbol Sn, if I can find some; it's only .001 percent of the Earth's crust
  • Sn is the chemical symbol for this
  • Cassiterite is the chief ore of this metal used to coat food containers
  • "In the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the jails are made of" this; "you can slip right out again as soon as they put you in"
  • Sn, the symbol for this metallic element, comes from its Latin name, stannum
  • Stannum

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