Gallium
Latin name | Gallium |
English name | Gallium |
chemical symbol | Ga |
atomic number | 31 |
relative atomic mass | 69,723 |
period | 4 |
group | III.A |
classification | metals |
discovery year | 1875 |
discoverer | L. de Boisbaudran |
melting point [°C] | 29,78 |
boiling point [°C] | 2204 |
density [g cm-3] | 5,907 |
density at melting point [g cm-3] | 6,095 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,81 |
oxidation states | I, II, III |
electron configuration | [Ar]3d10 4s2 4p1 |
specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,37 |
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 5,59 |
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 29 |
el. conductivity [S m-1] | 7,1.106 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 5,9993 |
2. ionizing potential [eV] | 20,51 |
3. ionizing potential [eV] | 30,71 |
Mohs hardness | 1,5 |
Vickers hardness [MPa] | - |
Brinell hardness [MPa] | 60 |
point of superconductivity [K] | 1,083 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
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zinc ← gallium → germanium