• Latin name:
  Indium
• English name:
  Indium
• Year discovered:
  1863
• Discovered by:
  Ferdinand Reich
• Country of Discovery:
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• Cost per 100 grams:
  130 USD
• CAS Number:
  CAS7440-74-6
• Electron shell:
  K2-L8-M18-N18-O3-P0-Q0-R0

Indium is a chemical element with symbol In and atomic number 49. It is a post-transition metallic element that is rare in Earth's crust. The metal is very soft, malleable and easily fusible, with a melting point higher than sodium, but lower than lithium or tin.

• Atomic number:
  49
• Atomic weight (Relative atomic mass):
  114.818266549865 (g/mol)
• Density:
  7.31 (g/cm³)
• Melting point:
  156.6°C = 313.88°F = 429.75K
• Boiling point:
  2072.0°C = 3761.60°F = 2345.15K
• Valence electrons:
  1, 2, 3
• Period:
  5
• Group:
  IIIA
• Block:
  p - block
• Emission spectrum:
  

• Phase:
  Solid

  
• Fusion heat:
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• Specific heat:
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• Thermal expansion:
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• Vaporization heat:
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• Electron configuration:
  [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1 = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p1
Oxidation states:

• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• +1
• +2
• +3
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• Ion charge:
  In³⁺
• The ionization potential of an atom:
  5.786 (eV)
• Atomic radius:
  156 (pm)
• Covalent radius:
  142 (pm)
• Van der Waals radius:
  193 (pm)

• Electrical conductivity:
  11947431.30227 (S/m)
• Electrical type:
  Conductor
• Magnetic type:
  Diamagnetism
• Volume magnetic susceptibility:
  -1.02 ⋅ 10^-5
• Mass magnetic susceptibility:
  -1.4 ⋅ 10^-9
• Molar magnetic susceptibility:
  -1.61 ⋅ 10^-10 (m³/mol)
• Resistivity:
  8.37 ⋅ 10^-8 (Ω · m)
• Superconducting point:
  -269.74°C = -453.53°F = 3.41K

• Debye temperature:
  -144.15°C = -227.47°F = 129K

• Colour:
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• CAS Number:
  CAS7440-74-6
• CID Number:
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• Brinell hardness:
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• Mohs hardness:
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• Vickers hardness:
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• Bulk modulus:
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• Young's modulus:
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• Liquid density:
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• Molar volume:
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• Poisson's ratio:
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• Shear modulus:
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• Electronegativity:
  1.78
• Valence electrons:
  1, 2, 3
• Electron affinity:
  37.043 kJ/mole

• Radioactive:
  No
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• Lifetime:
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• Neutron cross section, barn:
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• Universe contains "Indium" at the rate of
  3 ⋅ 10^-8%
• Sun contains "Indium" at the rate of
  4 ⋅ 10^-5%
• Oceans contain "Indium" at the rate of
  1.0 ⋅ 10^-9%
• Human body contains "Indium" at the rate of
  5.7072814 ⋅ 10^-7%
• The Earth's crust consists of "Indium" at the rate of
  2.5 ⋅ 10^-5%
• Meteorites consist of "Indium" at the rate of
  4.4 ⋅ 10^-6%