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.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1863
In 1961–1971
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.
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
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Medical Uses
Medical Research
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Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
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Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silver
Luster
Lustrous
Unknown Luster
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] 5f14 7s2 7p1
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.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
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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