Why is indium a metal when it has 7 electrons in its outer shell??doesn't it only need 1 more electron to?

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Why is indium a metal when it has 7 electrons in its outer shell??doesn't it only need 1 more electron to?

achieve octet configuration??WHY???

2007-10-13 23:12:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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No, indium does not have 7 electrons in its outer shell. Indium is a Group-13 element. With 4d orbitals filled, at most Indium would have 3 electrons in its outer shell.

2007-10-14 05:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Hahaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋