Atomic and nuclear properties of tin (Sn)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
Atomic number 50     
Atomic mass 118.710(7) g mole-1   
Specific gravity 7.310 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 488.0 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.263 MeV g-1cm2 9.235 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 98.2 g cm-2 13.44 cm
Nuclear interaction length 166.7 g cm-2 22.80 cm
Pion collision length 122.5 g cm-2 16.76 cm
Pion interaction length 194.3 g cm-2 26.58 cm
Radiation length 8.82 g cm-2 1.206 cm
Critical energy 11.86 MeV (for e-) 11.46 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 15.77 g cm-2 2.157 cm
Plasma energy ωp 50.56 eV   
Muon critical energy 207. GeV   
Melting point 505.1 K 231.9 C
Boiling point @ 1 atm 2875. K 2602. C
For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PDF TEXT
Explanation of some entries
Table of isotopes via WIKIPEDIA
x ray mass attenuation coefficients from NIST