Tin
Tin's discoverer is unknown but one thing is known. Tin has been used and
discovered by the ancients. Tin was an accidental discovery.
Tin has been around for many years. Proof is in the fact that tin is
mentioned in the old testament of the bible.
Tin had a great effect on the world because of its low price, high electric
conductivity, and because tin protects against rust and weak acids in food if the
can is made out of tin instead of aluminum.
Some common compounds of tin are organtin a combination of carbon and
tin. When tin is formed with carbon to make organtin it can make more than 500
organtin compounds. These compounds are used in everyday things. One is toothpaste
containers and also are things such as wood, paper, textile, farm sprays, and
Hospital disinfectants.
To get pure tin you must first find ore cassiterite or tin stone, a dioxide of
tin. The ore cassiterite before smelting and roasting must be crushed into a powder
to remove the arsenic and sulfur from the ore cassiterite. When you smelter the
tin you must heat it with carbon to remove the zinc, copper, bismuth, and iron
from the tin.
Tin had been used for many things but tins use is dropping rapidly although
tin is still used a lot for plating. Plating such things as electical contacts.
Tin is also used as a protective coating. This protective coating can be as
small as 15/1,000,000 of an inch. This protective coating protects against rust on
steel and other metals. A coating of tin also gives a great look to plain old
steel.
Tin cans for food prevents weak acids from damaging the inside of
the can. Not many cans are made of tin since aluminum started to be...