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Osmium Indium Comparison


Indium Osmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
In   

Group Number
8   
10
13   
5

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7440746   
17

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
139.00   
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
  • 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
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
156.61 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
2,000.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
1.20   
20

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
8.80 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
1,215.00 m/s   
99+

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
Os   
In   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.78   
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.14   
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
1.49   
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.76   
10

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
1.66   
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.22   
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol   
12
558.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,210.00 kJ/mol   
17

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
4.12 eV   
24

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
49   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
49   
99+

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
66   
99+

Number of Electrons
76   
39
49   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
167.00 pm   
24

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
142.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
193.00 pm   
31

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
114.82 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
15.70 cm3/mol   
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)   
12
54.00 (-eV)   
25

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
325.23 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
14
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3   
9
7.31 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3   
1
7.02 g/cm3   
33

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
2.50 MPa   
21

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
28
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
11.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m   
35
83.70 nΩ·m   
34

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K   
19
81.80 W/m·K   
21

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
226.40 kJ/mol   
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
3.28 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
242.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
57.80 J/mol.K   
22

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