{"id":2988,"date":"2022-04-30T05:08:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T05:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2022-04-30T05:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T05:08:07","slug":"gallium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/30\/gallium\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gallium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.byjus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chemistry\/2018\/07\/25071342\/Gallium_Tile-300x300.png\" alt=\"Gallium\" title=\"Gallium\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Symbol<\/td><td>Ga<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Atomic Number<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Atomic Mass<\/td><td>69.72 g.mol -1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discovered by<\/td><td>Paul-\u00c9mile Lecoq de Boisbaudran<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chemical Properties Of Gallium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Group<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>Melting point<\/td><td>29.8 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Period<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>Boiling point<\/td><td>2204 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Block<\/td><td>p<\/td><td>Density (g cm\u22123)<\/td><td>5.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Atomic number<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>Relative atomic mass<\/td><td>69.723<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State at 20\u00b0C<\/td><td>Solid<\/td><td>Key isotopes<\/td><td><sup>69<\/sup>Ga<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Electron configuration<\/td><td>[Ar] 3d<sup>10<\/sup>4s<sup>2<\/sup>4p<sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>CAS number<\/td><td>7440-55-3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ChemSpider ID<\/td><td>4514603<\/td><td>ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Gallium?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Gallium is a chemical element with atomic number 31. The Solid gallium is of blue-gray&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\/chemistry\/metal\/\">metal<\/a>&nbsp;having orthorhombic crystalline structure whereas a very pure gallium is coated with stunning silvery color.<\/li><li>It does not exist in pure form in nature, and its compounds do not act as a primary source of extraction<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uses Of Gallium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It is used in Blue-ray technology, blue and green LEDs, mobile phones and pressure sensors for touch switches.<\/li><li>Gallium nitride acts as a semiconductor. It consists of certain properties that make it very versatile.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Properties Of Gallium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>This metal can be easily extracted as a by-product from iron pyrites, zinc blende, germanite, and bauxite.<\/li><li>It is solid at room temperature but when it comes in contact with cesium,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\/chemistry\/mercury\/\">mercury<\/a>, and rubidium it becomes liquid (when heated slightly).<\/li><li>This element has been considered as a possible heat exchange medium in nuclear reactors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certain Facts About Gallium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>When Gallium is added to certain metals it causes them to become brittle.<\/li><li>Gallium has one of the largest ranges in which it is a liquid when compared to other metals.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gallium Symbol Ga Atomic Number 31 Atomic Mass 69.72 g.mol -1 Discovered by Paul-\u00c9mile Lecoq de Boisbaudran Chemical Properties Of Gallium Group 13 Melting point 29.8 \u00b0C Period 4 Boiling point 2204 \u00b0C Block p Density (g cm\u22123) 5.91 Atomic number 31 Relative atomic mass 69.723 State at 20\u00b0C Solid Key isotopes 69Ga Electron configuration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}