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Compare Carbon vs Tin

Comparing Carbon (C) and Tin (Sn). Atomic numbers 6 and 50 with atomic masses 12.01 u and 118.711 u, classified as nonmetal and post-transition metal. Below: a side-by-side comparison of their physical, atomic, electron-configuration and historical properties, including density, melting and boiling points, ionization energies, oxidation states and discovery history.

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Carbon
#6
Sn
Tin
#50

Periodic properties of the elements

CarbonTin
SymbolCSn
Atomic number650
Group1414
Period25
Blockpp
Element categoryNonmetalPost-Transition Metal

Physical properties

CarbonTin
Phase at STPSolidSolid
Density1.821 g/cm37.365 g/cm3
Atomic weight12.0096 u118.711 u
Melting point-505.08 K
231.93 °C
449.474 °F
Boiling point-2875 K
2601.85 °C
4715.33 °F

Atomic properties

CarbonTin
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)2.551.96
Electron affinity121.776 kJ/mol107.298 kJ/mol
Oxidation states−4, −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4
(a mildly acidic oxide)		−4, −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4
(an amphoteric oxide)
Ionization energies
  1. 1086.5 kJ/mol
  2. 2352.6 kJ/mol
  3. 4620.5 kJ/mol
  4. 6222.7 kJ/mol
  5. 37831 kJ/mol
  6. 47277 kJ/mol
  1. 708.6 kJ/mol
  2. 1411.8 kJ/mol
  3. 2943 kJ/mol
  4. 3930.3 kJ/mol
  5. 7456 kJ/mol

Electron configuration

CarbonTin
Shorthand configuration[He] 2s2 2p2 [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Full configuration1s2 2s2 2p2 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p2
Electrons per shell2, 42, 8, 18, 18, 4

History

CarbonTin
DiscoveryEgyptians and Sumerians (3750 BC)Asia Minor (3500 BC)
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