Element Family
Post-Transition
Actinide
Space Group Name
I4/mmm
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Interesting Facts
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1863
In 1944
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
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Medical Uses
Medical Research
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Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silver
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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