Malleable white tin is the useful allotrope, but at temperatures below 13.2°C it slowly converts to the brittle gray allotrope. Tin is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion and is a part of numerous alloys, such as soft solder, pewter, type metal, and bronze. Atomic number 50;...
As nouns the difference betweentinandfloran is thattinis a malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn whilefloranis tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone. As an adjectivetin is made of tin. ...