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Gallium Research Paper

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Gallium is a silvery-blue color and soft metal. Solid Gallium is brittle and a worse electrical conductor than lead. It is near the non-metals on the periodic table. In its solid state, Gallium fractures conchoidally, meaning the fractured surfaces are curved like a shell. It has an atomic mass of 69.723. The melting point of Gallium is 29.76 °C (302.91 K) with a boiling point of 2200 °C (2473 K). It has the second largest liquid range of any element and is one of the few metals that is liquid near room temperature and it can melt in your hand. Liquid clings to glass or wets it and similar surfaces. Gallium also has the unusual property that it expands when it freezes. Gallium has 31 Protons and Electrons and 40 Neutrons (in its most abundant

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