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INDIUM ELEMENTAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Raw Materials (Iron and Steel)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
In
symbol
7440-74-6
CAS number
DEF

A rare metallic silver-white, ductile, shiny chemical element which is not found native but appears in a variety of zinc and other ores, is available under the form of small ingots or bars, shots, pencils, wires, sheets, powder or single crystals, and is used in automobile bearings, electronic and semiconductor devices, low-melting brazing and soldering alloys, reactor control rods, electroplated coatings on silver-plated steel aircraft bearings which are tarnish-resistant, and as a radiation detector.

OBS

indium: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record; term adopted by Environment Canada, used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Matières premières (Sidérurgie)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
In
symbol
7440-74-6
CAS number
DEF

Métal blanc, malléable (plus tendre que le plomb), fondant à 156 °C, dont la densité est de 7,31.

OBS

indium : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche; terme retenu par Environnement Canada, utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

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