Element Family
Post-Transition
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
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I4/mmm
Interesting Facts
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
Sources
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Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Discovery
In 1999
In 1863
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Flerovium 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
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Medical Uses
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Medical Research
Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Lustrous
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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