indium (In)
E332045
Indium (In) is a soft, silvery-white post-transition metal known for its low melting point, use in electronics and solders, and role in forming transparent conductive coatings such as indium tin oxide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| indium (In) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3158623 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: indium (In) Context triple: [type-I superconductors, includeExample, indium (In)]
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A.
Albium Ingaunum
Albium Ingaunum was an important ancient Ligurian coastal city, located in what is now Albenga on the Italian Riviera.
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Vanadium
Vanadium is a hard, silvery-gray transition metal element used in strong alloys and known for imparting green coloration to certain minerals and gemstones.
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Plumbago
Plumbago is a genus of flowering plants known for its ornamental blue or white blooms, commonly grown in warm climates as garden and landscape shrubs.
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Atombaupreis
The Atombaupreis was a German scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to nuclear physics and atomic research.
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E.
Zinin
Zinin is a Russian surname most notably associated with chemist Nikolai Zinin, a pioneer in organic chemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: indium (In) Target entity description: Indium (In) is a soft, silvery-white post-transition metal known for its low melting point, use in electronics and solders, and role in forming transparent conductive coatings such as indium tin oxide.
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A.
Albium Ingaunum
Albium Ingaunum was an important ancient Ligurian coastal city, located in what is now Albenga on the Italian Riviera.
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B.
Vanadium
Vanadium is a hard, silvery-gray transition metal element used in strong alloys and known for imparting green coloration to certain minerals and gemstones.
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C.
Plumbago
Plumbago is a genus of flowering plants known for its ornamental blue or white blooms, commonly grown in warm climates as garden and landscape shrubs.
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D.
Atombaupreis
The Atombaupreis was a German scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to nuclear physics and atomic research.
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E.
Zinin
Zinin is a Russian surname most notably associated with chemist Nikolai Zinin, a pioneer in organic chemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical element
ⓘ
metal ⓘ post-transition metal ⓘ |
| abundanceInEarthsCrust | very low ⓘ |
| appearance |
lustrous
ⓘ
silvery-white ⓘ |
| application |
electronic components
ⓘ
flat-panel displays ⓘ low-melting-point solders ⓘ nuclear medicine imaging with indium-111 ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ solar cells ⓘ thermal interface materials ⓘ touchscreens ⓘ transparent conductive coatings ⓘ |
| atomicNumber | 49 ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | boron group elements ⓘ |
| blockInPeriodicTable | p-block ⓘ |
| boilingPoint | 2072 °C ⓘ |
| CASNumber | 7440-74-6 ⓘ |
| chemicalSymbol | In ⓘ |
| crystalStructure | tetragonal ⓘ |
| densityAtRoomTemperature | 7.31 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Ferdinand Reich
ⓘ
Hieronymous Theodor Richter ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation |
Freiberg, Saxony
ⓘ
linked to:
Freiberg
|
| discoveryYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| electricalProperty | good electrical conductivity ⓘ |
| electronConfiguration | [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1 ⓘ |
| electronegativityPauling | 1.78 ⓘ |
| elementCategory | post-transition metal ⓘ |
| groupInPeriodicTable | 13 ⓘ |
| isotopicComposition | has two stable isotopes and one quasi-stable isotope ⓘ |
| majorUse | indium tin oxide ⓘ |
| mechanicalProperty |
ductile
ⓘ
malleable ⓘ soft ⓘ |
| meltingPoint | 156.6 °C ⓘ |
| mostCommonOxidationState | +3 ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after indigo spectral line ⓘ |
| naturalOccurrence |
also found in lead and tin ores
ⓘ
primarily found in zinc ores ⓘ rare ⓘ |
| oxidationState |
+1
ⓘ
+2 ⓘ +3 ⓘ |
| periodInPeriodicTable | 5 ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
byproduct of lead refining
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byproduct of tin refining ⓘ byproduct of zinc refining ⓘ |
| quasiStableIsotope | indium-115 ⓘ |
| radioisotope |
indium-111
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indium-114m ⓘ |
| relatedCompound |
indium antimonide
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indium arsenide ⓘ indium phosphide ⓘ indium tin oxide ⓘ |
| stableIsotope | indium-113 ⓘ |
| standardAtomicWeight | 114.818 ⓘ |
| standardStateAtSTP | solid ⓘ |
| surfaceProperty |
wets glass
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wets many metals ⓘ |
| thermalProperty |
good thermal conductivity
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low melting point ⓘ |
| toxicity | low to moderate toxicity ⓘ |
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Subject: indium (In) Description of subject: Indium (In) is a soft, silvery-white post-transition metal known for its low melting point, use in electronics and solders, and role in forming transparent conductive coatings such as indium tin oxide.
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