Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Indium (In)

Atomic Number: 49

Relative Atomic Mass: 114.818


Electronegativity: 1.78

Atomic Radius (Picometers): 155

Appearance: Silver-Grey

Occurrence: Natural


Melting Point (Kelvin): 429.7485

Boiling Point (Kelvin): 2345

Stable Isotopes: 113

Discoverers: Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Richter

Properties: Soft, Malleable

First Use: Semiconductors (1952)

Modern Uses: Alloys, Lighting


File:Indium.jpg


Picture Courtesy of Nerdtalker

©2011 Grant Dwyer

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