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Seaborgium vs Indium


Indium vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
In  

Group Number
6  
12
13  
5

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440746  
17

Space Group Name
Not Available  
I4/mmm  

Space Group Number
Not Available  
139.00  
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1863  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
3 * 10-8 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.0000004 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium 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
NA  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available  
156.61 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
Not Available  
2,000.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
1.20  
20

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
8.80 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
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
Sg  
In  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.78  
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
2.14  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.49  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.76  
10

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.66  
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
2.22  
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
558.30 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
28
1,820.70 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,704.00 kJ/mol  
39

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5,210.00 kJ/mol  
17

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
38
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
25
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available  
1.43 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
4.12 eV  
24

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
106  
12
49  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  
[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
106  
12
49  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
7
66  
99+

Number of Electrons
106  
12
49  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
167.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
193.00 pm  
31

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
114.82 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
15.70 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available  
54.00 (-eV)  
25

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
325.23 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
7.31 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available  
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
Not Available  
0.01 (Pa)  
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
11.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available  
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown  
Diamagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
Conductor  

Resistivity
Not Available  
83.70 nΩ·m  
34

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.12 106/cm Ω  
17

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
28.90 kJ/mol  
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
26.74 J/mol·K  
25

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
81.80 W/m·K  
21

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
32.10 µm/(m·K)  
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
226.40 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
3.28 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
242.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
57.80 J/mol.K  
22

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