Question

An element having atomic number $50$. Find its group number and period numbers.

Answer 1

• Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from Latin: stannum) and atomic number 50. It is a post-transition metal in group 14 of the periodic table of elements. It is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, which contains stannic oxide, $Sn{O}_2$.
  
• It belongs to group-14 and period-5.