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Gallium

99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Elemental gallium

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Linear Formula:
Ga
CAS Number:
7440-55-3
Molecular Weight:
69.72
MDL number:
MFCD00134045
UNSPSC Code:
12141715
PubChem Substance ID:
24855961
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

Assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

(metallic liquid or solid (ambient temp dependent))

resistivity

25.795 μΩ-cm, 30°C

bp

2403 °C (lit.)

mp

29.8 °C (lit.)

density

5.904 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Ga]

InChI

1S/Ga

InChI key

GYHNNYVSQQEPJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

The wide liquid range of gallium was exploited recently when it was used as a solvent for the successful synthesis of ternary silicides, SmNiSi3 and YNiSi3, without incorporating Ga in their structure -- a promising new synthetic method.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H290,H302,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Met. Corr. 1

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chen, X.Z. et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 11, 75-75 (1999)
C Tessarek et al.
Optics express, 21(3), 2733-2740 (2013-03-14)
Self-assembled GaN rods were grown on sapphire by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy using a simple two-step method that relies first on a nitridation step followed by GaN epitaxy. The mask-free rods formed without any additional catalyst. Most of the vertically
Christopher R Chitambar
Future medicinal chemistry, 4(10), 1257-1272 (2012-07-18)
There is an ever pressing need to develop new drugs for the treatment of cancer. Gallium nitrate, a group IIIa metal salt, inhibits the proliferation of tumor cells in vitro and in vivo and has shown activity against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Yanpeng Liu et al.
Nature communications, 5, 5461-5461 (2014-11-21)
Layer-by-layer-stacked chemical vapour deposition (CVD) graphene films find applications as transparent and conductive electrodes in solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes and touch panels. Common to lamellar-type systems with anisotropic electron delocalization, the plane-to-plane (vertical) conductivity in such systems is several
Michael A Jakupec et al.
Metal ions in biological systems, 42, 425-462 (2004-06-23)
Gallium has been the second metal to show activity against malignant tumors in humans soon after the establishment of platinum drugs in routine clinical practice. It has the unique property of inhibiting tumor growth as a simple cation, mainly because
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