Element Family
Post-Transition
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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.
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1863
In 1994
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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 Roentgenium 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
Research Purposes
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
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Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
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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