A portrait of indium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements.
| In | Indium |
Atomic number : 49
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 114.818 |
|||||||
| P H Y S I C A L D A T A | |
|
Group 13 metal Density / kg m-3 : 7310 [298 K]; 7032 [liquid at m.p.] |
Melting point / K : 429.32 Boiling point / K : 2353 |
| D I S C O V E R Y | |
|
Indium was discovered in 1863 by Ferdinand Reich and Heironymous Richter at Freiberg, Germany. |
|
| G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
|
Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 44.7 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 0.049 Residence time / years : n.a. Classification : n.a. Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : 1 × 10-7 |
| B I O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
|
Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : n.a., but low Bone / p.p.m. : n.a. Liver / p.p.m. : n.a. Muscle / p.p.m. : c. 0.015 |
Daily dietary intake : n.a., but low Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : c. 0.4 mg |
|
|
A portrait of indium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |