Symbol | Ga | Atomic radius: pm | 122 | Fusion: kJ/Mole | 5.59 |
Name | Gallium | Ionic radius: pm | (+3)62 | Boiling point: °C | 2204 |
Atomic number | 31 | Electron affinity | 0.3 | Melting point: °C | 30 |
Atomic weight | 69.72 | 1st ion potential | 5.10 | Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K) | 0.37 |
Classification | Other metal | Natural form | Solid | Thermal Cond: W/(cm K) | 0.41 |
Configuration | [Ar]3d104s2p1 | Crystal structure | Ortho | Electrical Cond | 0.0678 |
Oxidation states | 3 | Density | 5.91 | Abundance: mg/kg-crust | 19 |
Electronegativity | 1.81 | Vaporization: kJ/Mole | 254.0 | ||
Gallium was discovered in 1875 by Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Soon afterward he isolated the metal and found that its properties coincided with those Dimitri Mendeleev had predicted a few years earlier for eka-aluminum. | Uses - photocells, transistors |