Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
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I4/mmm
Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Discovery
In 1966
In 1863
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Nobelium 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
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.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
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Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Vaporization
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