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Copper Indium Comparison

Copper
Indium
Indium Copper comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cu  
In  
Group Number
11  
7
13  
5
Period Number
4  
5  
Block
d block  
p block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  
CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440746  
17
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
I4/mmm  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
139.00  
11
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1863  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
29
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
16
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
156.61 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
2,000.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Copper  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
-  
Lustrous  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
1.20  
21
Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
8.80 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
0.01 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
1,215.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
3.41  
1
Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
83.00 %  
6
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cu  
In  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29  
10
35  
4
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.78  
17
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
2.14  
9
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.49  
14
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.76  
18
Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.66  
21
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.22  
38
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
19
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
40
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
26
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
55,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,581.00 kJ/mol  
24
24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.43 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
4.12 eV  
31
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
29  
99+
49  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
29  
99+
49  
99+
Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
66  
99+
Number of Electrons
29  
99+
49  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
167.00 pm  
26
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
142.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
193.00 pm  
38
Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
114.82 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
15.70 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Nickel
  
Cadmium
  
Next Element
Zinc
  
Tin
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
54.00 (-eV)  
26
Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
325.23 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.56  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
7.31 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
7.02 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
2.50 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.01 (Pa)  
11
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
18.00 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
46.90 GPa  
27
Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
11.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.44  
3
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
7.31  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
17
Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
34
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
83.70 nΩ·m  
34
Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.12 106/cm Ω  
20
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
28.90 kJ/mol  
37
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
26.74 J/mol·K  
32
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
81.80 W/m·K  
21
Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
429.75 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
226.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
57.80 J/mol.K  
27
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