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The plague of tin is the:

A

conversion of stannous to stannic

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conversion of white tin to grey tin

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C

emission of sound while bending a tin rod

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atmospheric oxidation of tin

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The correct option is B conversion of white tin to grey tin
The plague of tin is the conversion of white tin to grey tin. It's an autocatalytic, allotropic transformation of the element tin, which causes deterioration of tin objects at low temperatures.

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