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All metals Conduct:

Tin, steel, iron, copper, aluminum, zinc and all other metals conduct electricity very well compared to most other compounds. (These pure metals conduct, but when they are used to form compounds, the result may of may not conduct electricity.)

Why metals conduct:

With the discoveries in solid state physics of the 20th century we learned that metals are collections of atoms which have somewhat unusually properties of the electrons. In metals the outermost electron (sometimes two) is not specifically associated with that one atom but is free to associate with atoms far and wide. We say these are delocalized electrons. Since the electrons are not attached to specific atoms, it takes very little energy to move them. As a result, any small voltage causes electron flow in a metal.

This movement or flow of electrons is called electricity so this is why metals conduct electricity.

Aside: Metals are not the only materials that conduct electricity, they just do it especially well.

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Yes, tin foil is conductive. It can transmit electricity and is often used in various electrical applications. However, it is not as effective a conductor as other metals like copper or aluminum.

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Tin not a particularly good conductor compared to most metals, but it does conduct electricity.

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Tin can be used as a cathode and iron as an anode in a redox reaction. In this reaction, the iron will be oxidized.

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Tin is a conductor. It conducts heat very well because it is a metal. Metals are very good conductors.

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Tin itself is a neutral element and therefore neither a cation nor an anion. But tin generally forms cations in its compounds.

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Tin is a conductor, for both electricity and heat, but it's not that great.

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Tin is a neutral atom. Under the appropriate conditions tin can loose electrons to form positively charged ions called cations (usually either +2 or +4).

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Yes it is, so is lead.

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Yes.

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