Gallium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Ga |
| Atomic Weight | 69.723 g/mol |
| Element Number | 31 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Stongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Boisbaudran |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 3 |
| Boiling Point | 2478 K |
| Melting Point | 302.92 K |
| Density | 5.91 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar]3d10,4s2,p1 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Amphoteric |
| Crystal Structure | Orthorhombic |
| Electronegativity | 1.81 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 256.06 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 5.59 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 1.8 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 40.6 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.371 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 5.999 |
| Atomic Volume | 11.80 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.41 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.26 Å |
| Synthetic | No |