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|properties=Very soft, silvery-white, lustrous metal.
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'''Indium''' is a [[Chemical elements|chemical element]], having the [[chemical symbol]] In. Its [[atomic number]] (the number of [[proton]]s) is 49. It has a [[Atomic mass#Standard atomic weights of the elements|standard atomic weight]] of 114.818 g•mol<sup> −1</sup> and is a [[solid]] in its elemental form.
 
Indium is considered to be a member of the "Post-transition metal" class of elements. At a [[pressure]] of 101.325 k[[Pascal (unit)|Pa]], it has a [[boiling point]] of 2,072 °[[Celsius (unit)|C]] and a [[melting point]] of 156.6 °C.

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Indium
114.818(3)



  In
49
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s2 4p64d105s25p1
[ ? ] Post-Transition Metal:
Properties:
Very soft, silvery-white, lustrous metal.


Indium is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol In. Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 49. It has a standard atomic weight of 114.818 g•mol −1 and is a solid in its elemental form.

Indium is considered to be a member of the "Post-transition metal" class of elements. At a pressure of 101.325 kPa, it has a boiling point of 2,072 °C and a melting point of 156.6 °C.