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Facts About Lithium and Indium


Facts About Indium and Lithium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • 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   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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