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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
Sn
symbol
7440-31-5
CAS number
DEF

A soft, faintly bluish-white metallic element in the fourth group of the periodic system [which is] obtained as a soft crystalline metal, is malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when hot, [and which] sometimes occurs native ...

OBS

stannum: The chemical Latin name for tin. (Hence the symbol Sn.) Rare in English context.

OBS

tin: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record; term adopted by Environment Canada, used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

PHR

Tin flake, powder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sn
symbol
7440-31-5
CAS number
DEF

Métal blanc vif, très malléable, du système cristallin quadratique, [...] plus dur que le plomb mais moins dense, et [qui] ne s'oxyde presque pas à l'air.

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 50 et de masse atomique 118,69.

OBS

étain : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche; terme retenu par Environnement Canada, utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

OBS

Sn : Symbole chimique, du nom latin (stannum).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Sn
symbol
7440-31-5
CAS number
DEF

Elemento químico de símbolo Sn, número atómico 50, masa atómica 118.69 ± 3 y configuración electrónica (Kr)4d10 5s² 5p², con 37 nucleidos, 10 de los cuales son estables.

OBS

Blanco plateado, sólido dúctil. Soluble en ácidos y solución de hidróxido potásico caliente. Insoluble en agua. El estaño elemental posee baja toxicidad.

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