indium

Summary

indium is a chemical element^[1]. indium draws 582 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #82 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• indium is credited with the discovery of Ferdinand Reich^[3].
• indium is credited with the discovery of Hieronymous Theodor Richter^[4].
• indium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[5].
• indium's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element^[6].
• indigo is named after indium^[7].
• indium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [In]^[8].
• indium's element symbol is recorded as In^[9].
• indium's chemical formula is recorded as In^[10].
• indium is a type of post-transition metal^[11].
• indium is a type of period 5^[12].
• indium is part of period 5^[13].
• indium is part of group 13^[14].
• indium's Commons category is recorded as Indium^[15].
• indium's Unicode character is recorded as 銦^[16].
• indium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1863^[17].
• indium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indium^[18].
• indium's Commons gallery is recorded as Indium^[19].
• indium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+49'}^[20].
• indium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.78'}^[21].
• indium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• indium's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• indium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• indium's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• indium's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• indium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[5] and chalcophile element^[6]. Recorded subclass of include post-transition metal^[11] and period 5^[12].

Origins

indigo is named after indium^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5^[13], a period^[28] and group 13^[14], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for indium include indite^[30], a mineral species^[31].

Why It Matters

indium draws 582 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #82 of 144).^[2] indium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] indium is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for indium include indite^[30], a mineral species^[31].