1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
In
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Post-Transition
1.6 CAS Number
7440746
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
I4/mmm
1.8 Space Group Number
139.00
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
11
229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1863
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %
Rank: 28 (Overall) ▶
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %
Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
Rank: 45 (Overall) ▶
1.7E-07
22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
Rank: 45 (Overall) ▶
9.9E-12
8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶
2E-23
1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1E-13
1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
- 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
✘
70% - Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
▶
3.2.3 In Blood
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
156.61 °C
Rank: 74 (Overall) ▶
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,000.00 °C
Rank: 50 (Overall) ▶
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
1.20
Rank: 20 (Overall) ▶
0.2
8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa
Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
121
3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
1,215.00 m/s
Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.000933
1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
58
97
4.7 Allotropes
✔
✘
20% - Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
▶
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
In
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.78
Rank: 16 (Overall) ▶
0.7
2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.49
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
0.86
1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.76
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
0.62
2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.66
Rank: 18 (Overall) ▶
0.659
2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.22
Rank: 38 (Overall) ▶
1.46
3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol
Rank: 69 (Overall) ▶
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall) ▶
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 39 (Overall) ▶
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
93400
184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
98420
198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
104400
195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
121900
121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
127700
127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
133800
133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
139800
139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
148100
148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
154500
154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.43 g/amp-hr
Rank: 48 (Overall) ▶
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.12 eV
Rank: 24 (Overall) ▶
2.14
5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
167.00 pm
Rank: 24 (Overall) ▶
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
142.00 pm
Rank: 42 (Overall) ▶
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm
Rank: 31 (Overall) ▶
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
114.82 amu
Rank: 57 (Overall) ▶
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
15.70 cm3/mol
Rank: 33 (Overall) ▶
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
54.00 (-eV)
Rank: 25 (Overall) ▶
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
325.23 pm
Rank: 52 (Overall) ▶
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.567
1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.31 g/cm3
Rank: 55 (Overall) ▶
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.02 g/cm3
Rank: 33 (Overall) ▶
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa
Rank: 21 (Overall) ▶
2.5
11000
7.3 Viscosity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.001526
0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.01 (Pa)
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
2.47E-11
121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.62E-10
774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
11.00 GPa
Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.032
0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
7.31
Rank: 42 (Overall) ▶
0.53
4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.25643E-06
0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
-0.000166
200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
83.70 nΩ·m
Rank: 34 (Overall) ▶
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.12 106/cm Ω
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 31 (Overall) ▶
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)
Rank: 27 (Overall) ▶
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K
Rank: 25 (Overall) ▶
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K
Rank: 21 (Overall) ▶
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
26.3
3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
226.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 40 (Overall) ▶
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
3.28 kJ/mol
Rank: 55 (Overall) ▶
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
242.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 42 (Overall) ▶
61.5
837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K
Rank: 22 (Overall) ▶
9.5
198.1