What are some lesser known facts about indium?

Indium has a number of interesting properties. For example, it has a low melting point for metals, 156.6°C (313.9°F). When pure, it sticks very tightly to itself or to other metals. This property makes it useful as a solder. Solder is a material used to join two metals to each other. read more

Indium is part of the aluminum family in Group 13 (IIIA) of the periodic table (that you may already know). It has a low melting point for metals, 156.6°C (313.9°F). read more

Discovery: Indium was isolated in 1863 by German chemists Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter. Properties of indium. Indium is a soft silvery-white metal. It is one of the post-transition metals, which tend to be softer and conduct more poorly than the transition metals. It’s one of the softest metals known. read more