Element Family
Lanthanide
Post-Transition
Interesting Facts
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
- A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
- Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Discovery
In 1942
In 1875
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
- Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
- Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
- Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
Industrial Uses
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Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
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Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f5 6s2
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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-
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Semiconductor