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Tungsten vs Indium


Indium vs Tungsten


Periodic Table

Symbol
W  
In  

Group Number
6  
12
13  
5

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440337  
99+
7440746  
17

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
I4/mmm  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
139.00  
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  

Discovery
In 1781  
In 1863  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
16

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  
  • 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
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
40
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
3,410.00 °C  
1
156.61 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C  
1
2,000.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.50  
2
1.20  
21

Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa  
4
8.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa  
3
0.01 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s  
20
1,215.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.10  
11
3.41  
1

Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
83.00 %  
6

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
W  
In  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.78  
17

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
2.14  
9

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.40  
20
1.49  
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.76  
18

Allen Electronegativity
1.47  
33
1.66  
21

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.64  
99+
2.22  
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
16
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
19

3rd Energy Level
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
40

4th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
26

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18
55,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
34
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
31
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
25
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,581.00 kJ/mol  
24

24th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
15
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
13
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.43 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
4.12 eV  
31

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
74  
99+
49  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
49  
99+

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
66  
99+

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
49  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
167.00 pm  
26

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
193.00 pm  
38

Atomic Weight
183.84 amu  
37
114.82 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+
15.70 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tantalum
  
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Rhenium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
54.00 (-eV)  
26

Lattice Constant
316.52 pm  
99+
325.23 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm3  
16
7.31 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm3  
15
7.02 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
2.50 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
1
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.01 (Pa)  
11

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
161.00 GPa  
5
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa  
4
46.90 GPa  
27

Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa  
4
11.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.22  
18
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
34

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+
83.70 nΩ·m  
34

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.12 106/cm Ω  
20

Electron Affinity
78.60 kJ/mol  
15
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
26.74 J/mol·K  
32

Thermal Conductivity
173.00 W/m·K  
7
81.80 W/m·K  
21

Critical Temperature
3,695.00 K  
1
429.75 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
226.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
57.80 J/mol.K  
27

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