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Beryllium Indium Comparison


Indium Beryllium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Be   
In   

Group Number
2   
16
13   
5

Period Number
2   
5   

Block
s block   
p block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440417   
99+
7440746   
17

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
139.00   
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32
Not Available   

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
32
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,278.00 °C   
36
156.61 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C   
32
2,000.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
White Gray   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
1.20   
20

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa   
21
8.80 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s   
2
1,215.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Be   
In   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9   
29
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57   
24
1.78   
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81   
12
2.14   
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
1.49   
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54   
12
1.76   
10

Allen Electronegativity
1.58   
23
1.66   
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43   
30
2.22   
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol   
7
558.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2
5,210.00 kJ/mol   
17

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV   
6
4.12 eV   
24

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
4   
99+
49   
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2   
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
4   
99+
49   
99+

Number of Neutrons
5   
99+
66   
99+

Number of Electrons
4   
99+
49   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm   
99+
167.00 pm   
24

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm   
99+
142.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm   
99+
193.00 pm   
31

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu   
99+
114.82 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol   
99+
15.70 cm3/mol   
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Sodium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)   
15
54.00 (-eV)   
25

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm   
99+
325.23 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
18
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3   
99+
7.31 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3   
99+
7.02 g/cm3   
33

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
2.50 MPa   
21

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
19
0.01 (Pa)   
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa   
7
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa   
13
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa   
7
11.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.03   
35
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.85   
99+
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m   
99+
83.70 nΩ·m   
34

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K   
6
81.80 W/m·K   
21

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol   
30
226.40 kJ/mol   
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol   
30
3.28 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol   
30
242.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+
57.80 J/mol.K   
22

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