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Indium: belongs to the group 3A, the Boron group in the Periodic Table. belongs to the 5 period in the Periodic Table. belongs to the p-block in the Periodic Table.
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I N D I U M
Indium: is Naturaly in a solid state. is named for the indigo line in its atomic spectrum.
Facts Con't
Indium was discovered by Ferdinand Reich, Hieronymus Theodor Richter at 1863 in Germany. It was found and spectroscopically identified as a minor component in zincores. Until 1924, a gram or so
constituted the world's supply of this element in isolated form. In fact, it is probably about as abundant as silver.
History
Used in making bearing alloys, germanium transistors, rectifiers, thermistors, and photoconductors Forms a mirror as good as those made with silver, but with more resistance to atmospheric corrosion
Uses
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