Uses of Gallium and Thallium

Gallium

Thallium

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Uses

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.

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Surgical Instruments Manufacturing

Alloys

Non Toxic

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0.08 Blood/mg dm-3

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Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.

Chemical Industry

Medical Research

Alloys

Highly Toxic

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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

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