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Indium

Index Indium

Indium is a chemical element; it has symbol In and atomic number 49. [1]

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  1. 178 relations: Abundance of elements in Earth's crust, Age of the universe, Aircraft, Alloy, Alloy-junction transistor, Aluminium oxide, Amalgam (dentistry), Amphoterism, Annual Review of Materials Research, Arsenopyrite, Atomic number, Bearing (mechanical), Beta decay, Biological half-life, Bipolar junction transistor, Bismuth, Blue, Bone, Boride, Boron group, By-product, Cadmium, Carbide, Chalcopyrite, Chemical element, Chemical symbol, Color blindness, Control rod, Copper indium gallium selenide, Copper indium gallium selenide solar cell, Corrosion, Critical point (thermodynamics), Cryogenic seal, Cryogenics, Crystal twinning, Cubic crystal system, Cyclopentadienyl complex, Cyclopentadienylindium(I), Delocalized electron, Dopant, Ductility, Electrical conductor, Electroluminescence, Electrolysis, Electron capture, Electronics, Ether, Exposition Universelle (1867), Ferdinand Reich, Fire sprinkler system, ... Expand index (128 more) »

  2. Chemical elements with body-centered tetragonal structure
  3. Post-transition metals

Abundance of elements in Earth's crust

The abundance of elements in Earth's crust is shown in tabulated form with the estimated crustal abundance for each chemical element shown as mg/kg, or parts per million (ppm) by mass (10,000 ppm.

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Age of the universe

In physical cosmology, the age of the universe is the time elapsed since the Big Bang.

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Aircraft

An aircraft (aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.

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Alloy

An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although it is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are described.

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Alloy-junction transistor

The germanium alloy-junction transistor, or alloy transistor, was an early type of bipolar junction transistor, developed at General Electric and RCA in 1951 as an improvement over the earlier grown-junction transistor.

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Aluminium oxide

Aluminium oxide (or aluminium(III) oxide) is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen with the chemical formula.

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Amalgam (dentistry)

In dentistry, amalgam is an alloy of mercury used to fill teeth cavities.

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Amphoterism

In chemistry, an amphoteric compound is a molecule or ion that can react both as an acid and as a base.

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Annual Review of Materials Research

The Annual Review of Materials Research is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes review articles about materials science.

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Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite (IMA symbol: Apy) is an iron arsenic sulfide (FeAsS).

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Atomic number

The atomic number or nuclear charge number (symbol Z) of a chemical element is the charge number of an atomic nucleus.

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Bearing (mechanical)

A ball bearing A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts.

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Beta decay

In nuclear physics, beta decay (β-decay) is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle (fast energetic electron or positron), transforming into an isobar of that nuclide.

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Biological half-life

Biological half-life (elimination half-life, pharmacological half-life) is the time taken for concentration of a biological substance (such as a medication) to decrease from its maximum concentration (Cmax) to half of Cmax in the blood plasma.

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Bipolar junction transistor

A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) is a type of transistor that uses both electrons and electron holes as charge carriers.

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Bismuth

Bismuth is a chemical element; it has symbol Bi and atomic number 83. Indium and Bismuth are chemical elements, Native element minerals and post-transition metals.

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Blue

Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model.

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals.

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Boride

A boride is a compound between boron and a less electronegative element, for example silicon boride (SiB3 and SiB6).

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Boron group

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By-product

A by-product or byproduct is a secondary product derived from a production process, manufacturing process or chemical reaction; it is not the primary product or service being produced.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cd and atomic number 48. Indium and Cadmium are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Carbide

In chemistry, a carbide usually describes a compound composed of carbon and a metal.

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Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral.

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Chemical element

A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions. Indium and chemical element are chemical elements.

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Chemical symbol

Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry, mainly for chemical elements; but also for functional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities. Indium and chemical symbol are chemical elements.

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Color blindness

Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color.

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Control rod

Control rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of the nuclear fuel – uranium or plutonium.

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Copper indium gallium selenide

Copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) is a I-III-VI2 semiconductor material composed of copper, indium, gallium, and selenium.

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Copper indium gallium selenide solar cell

A copper indium gallium selenide solar cell (or CIGS cell, sometimes CI(G)S or CIS cell) is a thin-film solar cell used to convert sunlight into electric power.

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Corrosion

Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.

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Critical point (thermodynamics)

In thermodynamics, a critical point (or critical state) is the end point of a phase equilibrium curve.

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Cryogenic seal

Cryogenic seals provide a mechanical containment mechanism for materials held at cryogenic temperatures, such as cryogenic fluids.

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Cryogenics

In physics, cryogenics is the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures.

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Crystal twinning

Crystal twinning occurs when two or more adjacent crystals of the same mineral are oriented so that they share some of the same crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner.

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Cubic crystal system

In crystallography, the cubic (or isometric) crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube.

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Cyclopentadienyl complex

A cyclopentadienyl complex is a coordination complex of a metal and cyclopentadienyl groups (abbreviated as Cp−).

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Cyclopentadienylindium(I)

Cyclopentadienylindium(I), C5H5In, is an organoindium compound containing indium in the +1 oxidation state.

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Delocalized electron

In chemistry, delocalized electrons are electrons in a molecule, ion or solid metal that are not associated with a single atom or a covalent bond.

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Dopant

A dopant (also called a doping agent) is a small amount of a substance added to a material to alter its physical properties, such as electrical or optical properties.

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Ductility

Ductility refers to the ability of a material to sustain significant plastic deformation before fracture.

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Electrical conductor

In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electric current) in one or more directions.

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Electroluminescence

Electroluminescence (EL) is an optical and electrical phenomenon, in which a material emits light in response to the passage of an electric current or to a strong electric field.

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Electrolysis

In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a technique that uses direct electric current (DC) to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction.

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Electron capture

Electron capture (K-electron capture, also K-capture, or L-electron capture, L-capture) is a process in which the proton-rich nucleus of an electrically neutral atom absorbs an inner atomic electron, usually from the K or L electron shells.

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Electronics

Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles.

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Ether

In organic chemistry, ethers are a class of compounds that contain an ether group—an oxygen atom bonded to two organyl groups (e.g., alkyl or aryl).

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Exposition Universelle (1867)

The italic of 1867, better known in English as the 1867 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 1 April to 3 November 1867.

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Ferdinand Reich

Ferdinand Reich (19 February 1799 – 27 April 1882) was a German chemist who co-discovered indium in 1863 with Hieronymous Theodor Richter.

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Fire sprinkler system

A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, to which fire sprinklers are connected.

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Flat-panel display

A flat-panel display (FPD) is an electronic display used to display visual content such as text or images.

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Freiberg

Freiberg is a university and former mining town in Saxony, Germany.

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Fusible alloy

A fusible alloy is a metal alloy capable of being easily fused, i.e. easily meltable, at relatively low temperatures.

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Galena

Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS).

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Galinstan

Galinstan is a brand name for an alloy composed of gallium, indium, and tin which melts at and is thus liquid at room temperature.

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Gallium

Gallium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Indium and Gallium are chemical elements and post-transition metals.

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Gasket

gasket A gasket is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression.

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Germanium

Germanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ge and atomic number 32. Indium and Germanium are chemical elements.

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Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid.

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Half-life

Half-life (symbol) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value.

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Halogen

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Hieronymous Theodor Richter

Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist.

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Homologous series

In organic chemistry, a homologous series is a sequence of compounds with the same functional group and similar chemical properties in which the members of the series differ by the number of repeating units they contain.

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Hydrochloric acid

Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid or spirits of salt, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl).

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1. Indium and Hydrogen are chemical elements.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indigo

Indigo is a term used for a number of hues in the region of blue.

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Indium antimonide

Indium antimonide (InSb) is a crystalline compound made from the elements indium (In) and antimony (Sb).

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Indium gallium nitride

Indium gallium nitride (InGaN) is a semiconductor material made of a mix of gallium nitride (GaN) and indium nitride (InN).

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Indium gallium phosphide

Indium gallium phosphide (InGaP), also called gallium indium phosphide (GaInP), is a semiconductor composed of indium, gallium and phosphorus.

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Indium halides

There are three sets of Indium halides, the trihalides, the monohalides, and several intermediate halides.

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Indium lung

Indium lung is a rare occupational lung disease caused by exposure to respirable indium in the form of indium tin oxide.

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Indium phosphide

Indium phosphide (InP) is a binary semiconductor composed of indium and phosphorus.

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Indium tin oxide

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a ternary composition of indium, tin and oxygen in varying proportions.

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Indium trihydride

Indium trihydride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.

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Indium(I) bromide

Indium(I) bromide is a chemical compound of indium and bromine.

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Indium(III) bromide

Indium(III) bromide, (indium tribromide), InBr3, is a chemical compound of indium and bromine.

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Indium(III) chloride

Indium(III) chloride is the chemical compound with the formula InCl3 which forms a tetrahydrate.

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Indium(III) hydroxide

Indium(III) hydroxide is the chemical compound with the formula.

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Indium(III) oxide

Indium(III) oxide (In2O3) is a chemical compound, an amphoteric oxide of indium.

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Indium-111

Indium-111 (111In) is a radioactive isotope of indium (In).

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Indium-111 WBC scan

The indium white blood cell scan is a nuclear medicine procedure in which white blood cells (mostly neutrophils) are removed from the patient, tagged with the radioisotope Indium-111, and then injected intravenously into the patient.

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Inert-pair effect

The inert-pair effect is the tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic ''s''-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology.

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Isotope

Isotopes are distinct nuclear species (or nuclides) of the same chemical element.

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Kelvin

The kelvin, symbol K, is the base unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units (SI).

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Krypton

Krypton (from translit 'the hidden one') is a chemical element; it has symbol Kr and atomic number 36. Indium and Krypton are chemical elements.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lattice constant

A lattice constant or lattice parameter is one of the physical dimensions and angles that determine the geometry of the unit cells in a crystal lattice, and is proportional to the distance between atoms in the crystal.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. Indium and Lead are chemical elements, Native element minerals and post-transition metals.

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Lewis acids and bases

A Lewis acid (named for the American physical chemist Gilbert N. Lewis) is a chemical species that contains an empty orbital which is capable of accepting an electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it.

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Liquid-crystal display

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.

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List of semiconductor materials

Semiconductor materials are nominally small band gap insulators.

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Lustre (mineralogy)

Lustre (British English) or luster (American English; see spelling differences) is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.

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Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element; it has symbol Mn and atomic number 25. Indium and Manganese are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Mas Subramanian

Mas Subramanian, (born 1954), is a solid-state materials scientist at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.

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Mass number

The mass number (symbol A, from the German word: Atomgewicht, "atomic weight"), also called atomic mass number or nucleon number, is the total number of protons and neutrons (together known as nucleons) in an atomic nucleus.

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Melting point

The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. Indium and Mercury (element) are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Microwave engineering

Microwave engineering pertains to the study and design of microwave circuits, components, and systems.

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Mineral (nutrient)

In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element.

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Mohs scale

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

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Muscle

Muscle is a soft tissue, one of the four basic types of animal tissue.

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Names of large numbers

Two naming scales for large numbers have been used in English and other European languages since the early modern era: the long and short scales.

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.

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Non-ferrous metal

In metallurgy, non-ferrous metals are metals or alloys that do not contain iron (allotropes of iron, ferrite, and so on) in appreciable amounts.

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Nuclear isomer

A nuclear isomer is a metastable state of an atomic nucleus, in which one or more nucleons (protons or neutrons) occupy excited state (higher energy) levels.

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Nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine, or nucleology, is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions.

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Optical spectrometer

An optical spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.

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Oregon State University

Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant research university based in Corvallis, Oregon.

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Oxidizing agent

An oxidizing agent (also known as an oxidant, oxidizer, electron recipient, or electron acceptor) is a substance in a redox chemical reaction that gains or "accepts"/"receives" an electron from a (called the,, or). In other words, an oxidizer is any substance that oxidizes another substance.

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P-nuclei

p-nuclei (p stands for proton-rich) are certain proton-rich, naturally occurring isotopes of some elements between selenium and mercury inclusive which cannot be produced in either the s- or the r-process.

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Parts-per notation

In science and engineering, the parts-per notation is a set of pseudo-units to describe small values of miscellaneous dimensionless quantities, e.g. mole fraction or mass fraction.

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Periodic table

The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an ordered arrangement of the chemical elements into rows ("periods") and columns ("groups"). Indium and periodic table are chemical elements.

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Periodic Videos

Periodic Videos (also known as The Periodic Table of Videos) is a video project and YouTube channel on chemistry.

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Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.

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Picometre

The picometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: pm) or picometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to, or one trillionth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.

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Pigment

A pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance.

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Pnictogen

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Positron emission

Positron emission, beta plus decay, or β+ decay is a subtype of radioactive decay called beta decay, in which a proton inside a radionuclide nucleus is converted into a neutron while releasing a positron and an electron neutrino.

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Post-transition metal

The metallic elements in the periodic table located between the transition metals to their left and the chemically weak nonmetallic metalloids to their right have received many names in the literature, such as post-transition metals, poor metals, other metals, p-block metals and chemically weak metals. Indium and post-transition metal are post-transition metals.

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Primordial nuclide

In geochemistry, geophysics and nuclear physics, primordial nuclides, also known as primordial isotopes, are nuclides found on Earth that have existed in their current form since before Earth was formed.

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Pyrite

The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide).

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R-process

In nuclear astrophysics, the rapid neutron-capture process, also known as the r-process, is a set of nuclear reactions that is responsible for the creation of approximately half of the atomic nuclei heavier than iron, the "heavy elements", with the other half produced by the p-process and ''s''-process.

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Radioactive tracer

A radioactive tracer, radiotracer, or radioactive label is a synthetic derivative of a natural compound in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a radionuclide (a radioactive atom).

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A recommended exposure limit (REL) is an occupational exposure limit that has been recommended by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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Redox

Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.

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Reducing agent

In chemistry, a reducing agent (also known as a reductant, reducer, or electron donor) is a chemical species that "donates" an electron to an (called the,,, or). Examples of substances that are common reducing agents include hydrogen, the alkali metals, formic acid, oxalic acid, and sulfite compounds.

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Relativistic quantum chemistry

Relativistic quantum chemistry combines relativistic mechanics with quantum chemistry to calculate elemental properties and structure, especially for the heavier elements of the periodic table.

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Rhenium

Rhenium is a chemical element; it has symbol Re and atomic number 75. Indium and Rhenium are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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S-process

The slow neutron-capture process, or s-process, is a series of reactions in nuclear astrophysics that occur in stars, particularly asymptotic giant branch stars.

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Selection rule

In physics and chemistry, a selection rule, or transition rule, formally constrains the possible transitions of a system from one quantum state to another.

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Selenium

Selenium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Se and atomic number 34. Indium and Selenium are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.

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Semiconductor industry

The semiconductor industry is the aggregate of companies engaged in the design and fabrication of semiconductors and semiconductor devices, such as transistors and integrated circuits.

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Silicide

A silicide is a type of chemical compound that combines silicon and a usually more electropositive element.

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Silver

Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Indium and silver are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Size effect on structural strength

According to the classical theories of elastic or plastic structures made from a material with non-random strength (ft), the nominal strength (σN) of a structure is independent of the structure size (D) when geometrically similar structures are considered.

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Skin

Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation.

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Solar mass

The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.

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Solder

Solder (NA) is a fusible metal alloy used to create a permanent bond between metal workpieces.

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Space group

In mathematics, physics and chemistry, a space group is the symmetry group of a repeating pattern in space, usually in three dimensions.

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Sphalerite

Sphalerite is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula.

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Stable nuclide

Stable nuclides are nuclides that are not radioactive and so (unlike radionuclides) do not spontaneously undergo radioactive decay.

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Sulfide mineral

The sulfide minerals are a class of minerals containing sulfide (S2−) or disulfide as the major anion.

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Sulfur

Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. Indium and Sulfur are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Superconductivity

Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in certain materials where electrical resistance vanishes and magnetic fields are expelled from the material.

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Surface tension

Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.

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Synthetic radioisotope

A synthetic radioisotope is a radionuclide that is not found in nature: no natural process or mechanism exists which produces it, or it is so unstable that it decays away in a very short period of time.

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Technology-critical element

A technology-critical element (TCE) is a chemical element that is critical to modern and emerging technologies, resulting in a striking increase in their usage.

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Teck Resources

Teck Resources Limited, known as Teck Cominco until late 2008, is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including coal for the steelmaking industry, copper, zinc, and energy.

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Tellurium

Tellurium is a chemical element; it has symbol Te and atomic number 52. Indium and Tellurium are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Tetragonal crystal system

In crystallography, the tetragonal crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Thallium

Thallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tl and atomic number 81. Indium and Thallium are chemical elements and post-transition metals.

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Thermometer

A thermometer is a device that measures temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of an object) or temperature gradient (the rates of change of temperature in space).

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Thin-film solar cell

Thin-film solar cells are a type of solar cell made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin films or TFs) of photovoltaic material onto a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal.

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Thorium-232

Thorium-232 is the main naturally occurring isotope of thorium, with a relative abundance of 99.98%.

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Tin

Tin is a chemical element; it has symbol Sn and atomic number 50. Indium and Tin are chemical elements, chemical elements with body-centered tetragonal structure, Native element minerals and post-transition metals.

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Tin cry

Tin cry is the characteristic sound heard when a bar made of tin is bent.

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Trail, British Columbia

Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.

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Transparency and translucency

In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable scattering of light.

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Trimethylindium

Trimethylindium, often abbreviated to TMI or TMIn, is the organoindium compound with the formula In(CH3)3.

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Ultra-high vacuum

Ultra-high vacuum (often spelled ultrahigh in American English, UHV) is the vacuum regime characterised by pressures lower than about.

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United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.

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Valence (chemistry)

In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an atom is a measure of its combining capacity with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules.

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Violet (color)

Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum.

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Viscoplasticity

Viscoplasticity is a theory in continuum mechanics that describes the rate-dependent inelastic behavior of solids.

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Waveguide

A waveguide is a structure that guides waves by restricting the transmission of energy to one direction.

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Wetting

Wetting is the ability of a liquid to displace gas to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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YInMn Blue

YInMn Blue (/jɪnmɪn/; for the chemical symbols Y for yttrium, In for indium, and Mn for manganese), also known as Oregon Blue or Mas Blue, is an inorganic blue pigment that was discovered by Mas Subramanian and his (then) graduate student, Andrew Smith, at Oregon State University in 2009.

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Yttrium

Yttrium is a chemical element; it has symbol Y and atomic number 39. Indium and Yttrium are chemical elements.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Indium and Zinc are chemical elements and Native element minerals.

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Zinc chloride

Zinc chloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula ZnCl2·nH2O, with n ranging from 0 to 4.5, forming hydrates.

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Zinc smelting

Zinc smelting is the process of converting zinc concentrates (ores that contain zinc) into pure zinc.

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See also

Chemical elements with body-centered tetragonal structure

Post-transition metals

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium

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