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Indium vs Europium


Europium vs Indium


Periodic Table

Symbol
In  
Eu  

Group Number
13  
5
Not Available  

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440746  
17
7440531  
34

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
139.00  
8
229.00  
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.
  
Not Available  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay  

Discovery
In 1863  
In 1896  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %  
28
5 * 10-8 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %  
23
~0.00000005 %  
27

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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.
  
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
156.61 °C  
99+
822.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,000.00 °C  
99+
1,597.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Lustrous  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20  
20
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
167.00 MPa  
34

Speed of Sound
1,215.00 m/s  
99+
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
In  
Eu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.78  
16
1.20  
39

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.14  
8
1.01  
22

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.49  
13
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.76  
10
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.66  
18
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.22  
38
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
18
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
39
2,404.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
17
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
33

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.43 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.89 g/amp-hr  
33

Electron Work Function
4.12 eV  
24
2.50 eV  
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
49  
99+
63  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  
[Xe] 4f7 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
49  
99+
63  
99+

Number of Neutrons
66  
99+
89  
38

Number of Electrons
49  
99+
63  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
167.00 pm  
24
180.00 pm  
14

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
198.00 pm  
13

Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm  
31
233.00 pm  
18

Atomic Weight
114.82 amu  
99+
151.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
15.70 cm3/mol  
33
28.90 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cadmium
  
Samarium
  

Next Element
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
54.00 (-eV)  
25
45.60 (-eV)  
35

Lattice Constant
325.23 pm  
99+
458.10 pm  
17

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.02 g/cm3  
33
5.13 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa  
21
120.00 MPa  
15

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.01 (Pa)  
11
19.40 (Pa)  
4

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
7.90 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
8.30 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.15  
34

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
5.24  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.12 106/cm Ω  
17
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
31
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27
0.18 J/(kg K)  
33

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K  
25
27.66 J/mol·K  
16

Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K  
21
13.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9
35.00 µm/(m·K)  
8

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
226.40 kJ/mol  
40
143.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+
9.21 kJ/mol  
37

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

Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K  
22
77.80 J/mol.K  
4

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