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Copernicium vs Indium


Indium vs Copernicium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cn  
In  

Group Number
12  
6
13  
5

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
54084263  
7
7440746  
17

Space Group Name
-  
I4/mmm  

Space Group Number
187.00  
8
139.00  
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  

Discovery
In 1996  
In 1863  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
16

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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, Automobile Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
-  
156.61 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,000.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
1.20  
21

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
8.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
3,570.00 MPa  
2
0.01 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,570.00 m/s  
30
1,215.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
3.41  
1

Reflectivity
45.00 %  
32
83.00 %  
6

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cn  
In  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.78  
17

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.14  
9

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.49  
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.76  
18

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.66  
21

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.22  
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
19

3rd Energy Level
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
40

4th Energy Level
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
26

5th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
55,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
357.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5,581.00 kJ/mol  
24

24th Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.43 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.12 eV  
31

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
112  
6
49  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
112  
6
49  
99+

Number of Neutrons
285  
1
66  
99+

Number of Electrons
112  
6
49  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
36
167.00 pm  
26

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
193.00 pm  
38

Atomic Weight
285.00 amu  
5
114.82 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.80 cm3/mol  
99+
15.70 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Nihonium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
54.00 (-eV)  
26

Lattice Constant
-  
325.23 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
23.70 g/cm3  
7
7.31 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
23.70 g/cm3  
8
7.02 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
2.50 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.01 (Pa)  
11

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
31.00 GPa  
25
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
35.00 GPa  
99+
46.90 GPa  
27

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
11.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
23.70  
9
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
34

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.12 106/cm Ω  
20

Electron Affinity
-  
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27

Molar Heat Capacity
13.10 J/mol·K  
99+
26.74 J/mol·K  
32

Thermal Conductivity
13.00 W/m·K  
99+
81.80 W/m·K  
21

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
429.75 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
357.20 kJ/mol  
31
226.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
57.80 J/mol.K  
27

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