what is tins characteristics
Characteristics: Tin is a silvery-white, soft, malleable metal that can be highly polished. Tin has a highly crystalline structure and when a tin bar is bent, a âtin cryâ is heard, due to the breaking of these crystals. In compounds tin is usually in the divalent state (Sn 2+) or tetravalent state (Sn 4+).It resists oxygen and water but dissolves in acids and bases. Exposed surfaces form an oxide film.in has a highly crystalline structure and when a tin bar is bent, a âtin cryâ is heard, due to the breaking of these crystals. In compounds tin is usually in the divalent state (Sn 2+) or tetravalent state (Sn 4+). It resists oxygen and water but dissolves in acids and bases.