Gallium

=[ Gallium ] by Miri Kwon = 

1. About name of the element and how it gots it name -Who discovered it? : Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered this element in 1875. -How it named? : Latin 'Gallia' means Gaul, essentially modern France

← Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. He discovered the Gallium.



2. Symbol / Atomic Number / Atomic Mass / Source of the Symbol -Symbol: 'Ga' -Atomic Number: 31 -Atomic Mass: 69.723g*g·mol-1 -Source of the Symbol: Solid



3. Number of Protons / Neutrons / Electrons
 * Number of Protons: 31
 * Number of Neutrons: 39
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Number of Electrons: 31

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Where its found and what form?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Place: Elemental Gallium is not from natural, but it is easily obtained by smelting.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Form: State of matter-soild

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Physical Facts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Melting Point: 29.7464°C
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Boiling Point: 2204°C
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Density: 5.91*cm-3
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Abundance in the Earth's crush: Approximate 0.0019% by weight.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">6. Used<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Used in semiconductor production, quartz thermometers, laser <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> diodes and used to locate tumors. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Gallium wets glass or porcelain and forms a brilliant mirror when it is painted on glass. It is widely used in doping semiconductors and producing solid-state devices such as transistors.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">7. Interesting Facts <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- This element's Melting Point is 29°C. And our body's temperature is 36.5°C. So if we put the Gallium on our hands, then it will be melted.

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