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Indium Magnesium Comparison


Magnesium Indium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
In  
Mg  

Group Number
13  
5
2  
16

Period Number
5  
3  

Block
p block  
s block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7440746  
17
7439954  
99+

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  
Joseph Black  

Discovery
In 1863  
In 1755  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
29
0.06 %  
3

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.07 %  
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
12.00 %  
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
2.90 %  
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.13 %  
2

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
16
0.03 %  
5

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3  
5

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1,800.00 p.p.m.  
4

Physical

Melting Point
156.61 °C  
99+
650.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,000.00 °C  
99+
1,107.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20  
21
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.01 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,215.00 m/s  
99+
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
3.41  
1
1.49  
37

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
74.00 %  
9

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
In  
Mg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.78  
17
1.31  
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.14  
9
1.32  
24

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.49  
14
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.76  
18
1.37  
30

Allen Electronegativity
1.66  
21
1.29  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.22  
38
2.69  
23

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
24

2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
19
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
40
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5

4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
26
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4

5th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3

6th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3

7th Energy level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3

8th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3

9th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3

10th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5

11th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1

12th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1

13th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24

14th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
55,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

16th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16

17th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
37

18th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27

19th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
34

20th Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.00 kJ/mol  
28

21st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

24th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

25th Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

26th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

27th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
19

28th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
25

29th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
26

30th Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

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

Electron Work Function
4.12 eV  
31
3.66 eV  
40

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
49  
99+
12  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  
[Ne] 3s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
49  
99+
12  
99+

Number of Neutrons
66  
99+
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
49  
99+
12  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
167.00 pm  
26
160.00 pm  
29

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm  
38
173.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
114.82 amu  
99+
24.31 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cadmium
  
Sodium
  

Next Element
Tin
  
Aluminium
  

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

Lattice Constant
325.23 pm  
99+
320.94 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.62  
15

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa  
99+
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
24

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.01 (Pa)  
11
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
17.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
46.90 GPa  
27
45.00 GPa  
29

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
1.74  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
34
0.00  
33

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.12 106/cm Ω  
20
0.23 106/cm Ω  
7

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
37
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4

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

Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K  
21
156.00 W/m·K  
8

Critical Temperature
429.75 K  
99+
923.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
226.40 kJ/mol  
99+
128.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K  
27
32.70 J/mol.K  
99+

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