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“The best thing since Bubble Gum. It’s… INDIUM!”

“The best thing since Bubble Gum. It’s… INDIUM!”. An accidental discovery, with extraordinary benefits!. Ferdinand Reich Hieronymus Theodor Richter 1863 - The year to thank!. Theodor Richter. Ferdinand Reich. Got a cracked Television screen, for some strange reason?.

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“The best thing since Bubble Gum. It’s… INDIUM!”

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  1. “The best thing since Bubble Gum. It’s… INDIUM!”

  2. An accidental discovery, with extraordinary benefits! • Ferdinand Reich • Hieronymus Theodor Richter • 1863 - The year to thank! Theodor Richter Ferdinand Reich

  3. Got a cracked Television screen, for some strange reason? • INDIUM HAS GOT YOU COVERED! • Indium oxide + Tin oxide = Amazing LCD screens • Not only can you use it to make a new television screen… • You can coat your phone screen, computer screen, even your aircraft windshields

  4. Need a quick Hair Check? • CREATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL MIRROR WITH INDIUM!!! • Just as reflective as Silver, but doesn’t tarnish as quickly! • Thanks to Indium… you’re lookin good!

  5. ITS ISOTOPES WILL GIVE YOU HOPE! • Medically Beneficial! • Radioactive isotopes that trace harmful medical conditions • Indium-111 used to search for tumors, internal bleeding, infections • Indium-113 examines the liver, spleen, brain, pulmonary system, and circulatory system

  6. INDIUM SAVES ENERGY! • Indium saves ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT • Indium is found in solar panels • Collect energy from plastic solar cells

  7. INDIUM… THE ELEMENT OF THE FUTUREAnd I see it in YOUR future!Buy it NOW!

  8. Indium By: Carla Mendoza Marrero Honors Chemistry ½

  9. History of Indium • Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymus Theodor Richter (1863) • Indigo blue line found in zinc ore spectrum • Indium named after indigo

  10. Properties of Indium • Atomic #: 49 • Atomic Weight: 114.818 • Melting Point: 156.60 degrees Celsius • Boiling Point: 2072 degrees Celsius • Density: 7.31 grams/cm3

  11. More properties! • Phase at Room Temperature: Solid • Element Classification: Metal • Period #: 5 • Group #: 13 • Softer than lead • Remains soft and easy to work with at very low temperatures • Temperatures near absolute zero (-273 degrees Celsius)

  12. Indium’s natural creation • Goes through S-process in low mass stars • Slow-neutron-capture process • Takes THOUSANDS of years! • Cadmium needed to capture neutrons • Undergo Beta decay

  13. Where is Indium found? • Earth’s crust • Slightly more abundant than silver • Relatively rare • Zinc ores

  14. Hazards! • Exposure through: inhalation, ingestion, skin or eye contact • Very poisonous when injected into skin • Irritation of eyes, skin and respiratory system • Possible liver, kidney, heart, blood defects • Pulmonary edema (fluid build up in lung air sacks)

  15. What is indium used for? • Primary use: Making Alloys • Sometimes added to gold and platinum to make them harder • Used in electronic devices and dental materials • Used with germanium to make transistors (found in computers in cell phones)

  16. What is Indium used for? • Coats bearings in aircraft engines • Makes thin films for LCD displays • Indium Gallium Arsenide (solar cells) • Mirrors

  17. citations • NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0341.html • Indium. Chemistry Explained. http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/C-K/Indium.html • It’s Elemental: The Periodic Table of Elements. Jefferson Lab. http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele049.html • Indium. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium

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