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Indium vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Indium


Periodic Table

Symbol
In  
Sg  

Group Number
13  
5
6  
12

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440746  
17
54038812  
9

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
139.00  
8
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1863  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %  
28
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %  
23
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

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 Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
156.61 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Boiling Point
2,000.00 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Unknown  

Luster
Lustrous  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20  
20
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

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  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.78  
16
Not Available  

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.14  
8
Not Available  

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+
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
18
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
28

3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
39
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
17
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
38

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.43 g/amp-hr  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
4.12 eV  
24
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
49  
99+
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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+
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
66  
99+
157  
7

Number of Electrons
49  
99+
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
167.00 pm  
24
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm  
31
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
114.82 amu  
99+
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
15.70 cm3/mol  
33
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cadmium
  
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Tin
  
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
54.00 (-eV)  
25
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
325.23 pm  
99+
Not Available  

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.31 g/cm3  
99+
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.02 g/cm3  
33
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa  
21
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.01 (Pa)  
11
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Young's Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
83.70 nΩ·m  
34
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.12 106/cm Ω  
17
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
31
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K  
25
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K  
21
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
226.40 kJ/mol  
40
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K  
22
Not Available  

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