20191124 ensp 0183 enspTin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn from Latin stannum and atomic number 50 Tin is a silvery metal that characteristically has a faint yellow hue Tin like indium is soft enough to be cut without much force When a bar of tin is bent the socalled tin cry can be heard as a result of sliding tin crystals reforming this trait is shared by indium cadmium and frozen mercury