Gallium
Gallium is a chemical element that has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. A soft silvery metallic poor metal, gallium is a brittle solid at low temperatures but liquefies slightly above room temperature and will melt in the hand. It occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores. An important application is in the compounds gallium nitride and gallium arsenide, used as a semiconductor, most notably in light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
| General | |
|---|---|
| Atomic number: | 31 |
| Symbol: | Ga |
| Atomic weight: | 69.72 |
| Boiling Point (C): | 2237 |
| Melting Point (C): | 29.8 |
| Density: | 5.91 |
| heatVapor: | -- |
| heatFusion: | 1.34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: | 0.058 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | -- |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.079 |
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