1) seldom, mineral, indium, occur, 0.1 per cent, quantity; 2) form,
compound, indium, various, most, be, they, water, soluble; 3) can, ore,
several, indium, extract, method; 4) react, indium, nitric acid, reaction,
possible, concentrated, two, be, sulphuric acid
Ex. 4. Give detailed answers to the following questions:
1. Why wasn’t indium used commercially before 1934? 2. What
methods of extracting indium from its ores do you know? 3. What
compounds can indium form? 4. In what way docs indium react with acids?
5. What arc the main uses of indium?
Ex. 5. Discuss the following topics:
1. The Occurrence of Indium.
2. The Properties o f Indium.
3. The Uses of Indium.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
In 1863 Reich and Richtcr, in an eflort to trace thallium in zinc blende
observed two new blue lines in the spectrum. The zinc blende had been
roasted to remove most of the arsenic and sulphur. The residue had been
dissolved with hydrochloric acid and evaporated to dryness. This residue of
crude zinc chloridc was submitted to a spectrum analysis. They discovered
the new element, indium, so named from its characteristic blue lines.
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