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Indium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Indium


Periodic Table

Symbol
In  
Bh  

Group Number
13  
5
7  
11

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440746  
17
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
-  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
276.00  
1

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.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1863  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
37

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
  • 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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

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
2,000.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
Lustrous  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20  
21
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa  
99+
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.01 MPa  
99+
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
1,215.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
3.41  
1
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
In  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.78  
17
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.14  
9
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.49  
14
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.76  
18
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.66  
21
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.22  
38
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
19
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
40
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
26
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
55,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
5,581.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

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

Electron Work Function
4.12 eV  
31
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
49  
99+
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
49  
99+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
66  
99+
155  
9

Number of Electrons
49  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
167.00 pm  
26
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm  
38
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
114.82 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
15.70 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Tin
  
Hassium
  

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

Lattice Constant
325.23 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.31 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.02 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa  
99+
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
46.90 GPa  
27
37.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
34
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

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

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
37
-  

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K  
32
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K  
21
37.00 W/m·K  
36

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

Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K  
27
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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