Periodic Table of Elements

02/05/09

In

Indium

Atomic Number

49

Atomic Symbol

In

	Name	Indium
	Meaning	Named for the color indigo due to its blue spectral line

Group

Other metals, p-block metals

Atomic Weight

114.818

Density, g/cubic cm at STP

7.310

Melting Point, °C

156.76

Boiling Point, °C, 1 atm

2000

Naturally Occurring Isotopes

In-113, In-115

Discoverer

Reich and Richter

Year

1863

Ionization Energy, eV

5.7864

Configuration

[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p

Description

Lustrous grey

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