Tin

Properties of tin atoms

The electron affinity of tin is 107.3  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of tin.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with tin in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Kr].4d¹⁰.5s².5p²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.18.4
• Term symbol:   ³P₀

A schematic representation of the shell structure of tin - not what the atom of tin "looks like".

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