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Palladium vs Indium


Indium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd   
In   

Group Number
10   
8
13   
5

Period Number
5   
5   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440053   
99+
7440746   
17

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
139.00   
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
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
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  
  • 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, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C   
22
156.61 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C   
33
2,000.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75   
9
1.20   
20

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa   
33
8.80 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa   
36
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s   
26
1,215.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72   
1
Not Available   

Reflectivity
84.00 %   
4
Not Available   

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
Pd   
In   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38   
1
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.78   
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.14   
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35   
21
1.49   
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.76   
10

Allen Electronegativity
1.59   
22
1.66   
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.22   
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol   
99+
558.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV   
3
4.12 eV   
24

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
46   
99+
49   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10   
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46   
99+
49   
99+

Number of Neutrons
60   
99+
66   
99+

Number of Electrons
46   
99+
49   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
167.00 pm   
24

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm   
99+
142.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm   
40
193.00 pm   
31

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu   
99+
114.82 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)   
99+
54.00 (-eV)   
25

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm   
25
325.23 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3   
29
7.31 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3   
17
7.02 g/cm3   
33

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
2.50 MPa   
21

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
27
0.01 (Pa)   
11

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
30
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa   
17
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa   
9
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa   
16
11.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39   
5
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02   
21
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m   
29
83.70 nΩ·m   
34

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol   
17
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K   
33
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K   
23
81.80 W/m·K   
21

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol   
19
226.40 kJ/mol   
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol   
18
3.28 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol   
22
242.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K   
40
57.80 J/mol.K   
22

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