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It is called a "tin" can for a reason. Most are composed of a thin layer of tin over steel. Touch a magnet to it. The tin is less reactive to most foods so it prevents the food from tasting funny. It also prevents the steel from rusting.
Some acidic foods, such as pineapple and tomatoes, have cans with a zinc or plastic coating inside to prevent the acid from reacting with the metal.
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What kind of metal is zinn?
The translation of the German word *Zinn* is the metal known as *Tin*
What element is known as jove's metal?
Tin (Sn)
What element Sn?
The metal tin. Sn is from the Latin word stannum.
Is Sn a metal or a nonmetal or a semimetal in the periodic table of elements?
Sn is a metal, it lies to the left of the semi-metal staircase
Is tin a metal a solid or a liquid?
Tin is all three, it is a type of metal, it can be both solid or in its moulten form a liquid.
What kind of metal starts with a t?
tin
What kind of metal is used in soup cans?
Tin
From what kind of metal are license plates made?
tin
What kind of metal is zinn?
The translation of the German word *Zinn* is the metal known as *Tin*
Is sheet metal made of tin?
Sheet metal is a form of metal, not a kind of metal. It could be tin, steel, aluminium, or any other metal or alloy (well, not ANY; it's probably not going to be mercury).
Is Tin (Sn) a metal?
Tin (Sn) is a metal.
Is the element tin metal?
Tin (Sn) is a metal.
Is tin a gas metal or metalloid?
Tin is a metal
Is a tin a brittle non-metal?
No, tin is a pliable metal
Is tin a ferrous or nonferrous metal?
Tin itself is a Non-Ferrous metal however Tin Plate is a ferrous metal
Is tin a metal non metal or metalloid?
Tin has two forms (allotropes) one is "white tin" (beta-tin) which is a metal although some chemists/metrial scientists would call it a "poor metal"- and "grey tin" (alpha-tin), a low temperature form, which has a similar structure to diamond and more covalent in character. So one allotrope is a metal and the other isn't. Probably the answer a school teacher expects is tin is metal.
Is tin metal or non metal?
Tin has two forms (allotropes) one is "white tin" (beta-tin) which is a metal although some chemists/metrial scientists would call it a "poor metal"- and "grey tin" (alpha-tin), a low temperature form, which has a similar structure to diamond and more covalent in character. So one allotrope is a metal and the other isn't. Probably the answer a school teacher expects is tin is metal.
