Properties of Nickel and Gallium
Melting Point
1,453.00 °C
  
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Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C
  
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2,403.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s
  
12
2,740.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ni
  
Ga
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol
  
25
578.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol
  
25
1,979.30 kJ/mol
  
13
3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol
  
17
2,963.00 kJ/mol
  
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Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.87 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.91 g/cm3
  
99+
5.91 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Ni
  
Ga
  
Period Number
4
  
4
  
Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/mol
  
99+
11.80 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1
  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
  
Valence Electron Potential
42.00 (-eV)
  
99+
69.70 (-eV)
  
19
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Nickel.jpg#100
  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m
  
15
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
13
0.07 106/cm Ω
  
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Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol
  
6
28.90 kJ/mol
  
31
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)
  
13
0.37 J/(kg K)
  
16
Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K
  
18
40.60 W/m·K
  
34
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·K
  
31
25.86 J/mol·K
  
35
Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)
  
28
18.00 µm/(m·K)
  
24
Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K
  
99+
40.80 J/mol.K
  
38
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol
  
20
256.10 kJ/mol
  
36
Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol
  
14
5.59 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol
  
17
276.10 kJ/mol
  
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