The next element in the periodic table after tin (chemical symbol Sn) is antimony (chemical symbol Sb). If ¹²²Sn captures a neutron, the result will be:

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When tin (Sn) captures a neutron, its neutron count increases by one, but its proton count (and thus its atomic number) remains the same, resulting in a heavier isotope of tin, not a change to antimony (Sb).

The Next Element in the Periodic Table After Tin (Chemical