Element Family
Probably Post-Transition
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
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I4/mmm
Interesting Facts
Moscovium is named after Moscow, where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is located.
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Discovery
In 2003
In 1863
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Ununpentium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- 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.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Medical Uses
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Medical Research
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Lustrous
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununpentium.jpg#100
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor