Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What does the element Indium get its name from?

  1. India

  2. River Indus

  3. Color Indigo

  4. Indiana state US
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Explanation

Indium gets its name from the indigo blue spectral line it produces. The element was discovered in 1863, and its name derives from the bright indigo line in its emission spectrum, not from India, the Indus River, or the US state.

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