Bubonic Plague was known as the Black Death and had been known in England for centuries. It was a ghastly disease. The victim's skin turned black in patches and inflamed glands or 'buboes' in the groin, combined with compulsive vomiting, swollen tongue and splitting headaches made it a horrible, agonizing killer.
Uses of Tin. Tin is mostly commonly used in alloys, and in tin plate which is a thin sheet of steel with a protective coating of tin. Tin plate is used for food cans because it is not reactive to the acids present in food.
Unfortunately, white tin will turn into gray tin if its temperature falls below 13.2Â°C. This change can be prevented if small amounts of antimony or bismuth are added to white tin. Tin resists corrosion and is used as a protective coating on other metals. Tin cans are probably the most familiar example of this application. A tin can is actually made from steel. A thin layer of tin is applied to the inside and outside of the can to keep the steel from rusting.