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GALLIUM By: Alexandria Hoerzer and Emily Sweeney

Welcome one, welcome all to the element show! Our first (and only real) contestant weighing in at about 69.732 amu, with an atomic number of 31 is.... *drum roll* **GALLIUM!!!** (and the crowd goes wild!) *AAAHHHH!!!* Gallium is an extravagant element that you can purchase RIGHT NOW! With the interesting facts and the reasonable prices listed below, there's no way you could say no to this deal! It's irresistible! This offer is only here for a limited time so get it while you can! Why wait?! Call Now and get your Gallium while supplies last! It's flying off the shelves!!!

=Surprising and Interesting Facts : = Ever wonder why it's called Gallium? If you ahve I'm the one to ask! Gallium was discovered by a French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Now you're probably think Gallium sounds nothing like Lecoq, right? The reason being, the name Gallium originated from the Latin, Gallia or French Gallus meaning cock (chicken) which relates to his last name, "Lecoq". Clever huh? Speaking of clever things, everyone loves something that can entertain them, right? I mean who doesn't? Get this, Gallium melts in your hand. How cool is that? Due to the fact that it has such a low melting point of 29.78 degrees Celsius, it doesn't take much to melt it! Picture how cool that would be, being able to pick something up and have it melt in your hand! You would be like Kind Midas, only everything you touched would melt, not turn to gold.... Point being it would be a pretty awesome thing to show to your friends...

"Hey guys check this out!" ***puts Gallium in hands and it melts*** Your Friend's Mind = BLOWN! Now that's what I call quality entertainment! =**Utility of the Element (what it can be used for):** = = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">So now that you know all of the interesting facts about Gallium that I’m sure sold you already, I should probably tell you about all of the wonderful ways in which you can use Gallium! Due to its low melting point, it is used in many high temperature thermometers. Gallium is also well known for easily forming alloys so it is used to form low melting alloys. Now onto the subject of electricity, Gallium also serves as a doping metal. In case you don’t know what this means (which I expect many won’t), a doping metal introduces impurities to extremely pure semiconductors and modulates its electric properties. Another more specific use for Gallium is the compound of Gallium Trichloride, which was used in large sums to build the Gallium Neutrino Observatory, an observatory in Italy which is used to <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">study particles called neutrinos which are produced inside the sun during the process of nuclear fusion.

=<span style="color: #ee2fed; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Comparing to Its Competitors: = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Well might I say it shouldn't really say competitors.... because, let's be honest there are none! Gallium is is part of the Boron family, also known as Group 13 on the periodic table. All of the elements in this family have similar properties, these elements include: Boron, Aluminum, Indium, Thallium, Ununtrium and the best of them all, GALLIUM! Some of these other elements don't even have many uses... BORING! So let's talk about Boron, it's about as abundant as lead and to be honest, that isn't very abundant. It's also found in the earth's crust so it isn't conveniently located, not to mention that it's much too brittle for practical use. So Boron is definitely out of the question to stand as a competitor to Gallium. On to Aluminum, let me start out by saying that it is the most abundant metal in Earth's crust. Now you might be thinking "That's great!" let me phrase it this way... everyone has it already, why would you want it? Answer: you don't. Another element you wouldn't want to purchase is Indium. Indium is a rare metal, I'll give it that, but when it's bent, it makes a squealing noise. Can you say obnoxious? I sure can! Now the last two elements in the Boron family I don't feel there is much to say about them, mostly because there really isn't! Thallium has few commercial applications and is also highly corrosive and Ununtrium well we'll just leave it at that, it has a strange name and there isn't much information on it so must not be too great. I'm sure people would call the Boron Family the "Boring Family" if Gallium wasn't part of it, and I'm sure you agree. If I may remind you Gallium melts in your hand and it has many practical uses unlike the rest of the elements listed above. Conclusion: Gallium has no real competitors, but hey we have to give them all a fair "chance".





<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Atomic Number: 31 <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Atomic Weight: 69.723  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Melting Point: 29.7646 °C  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Boiling Point: 2204 °C  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Density: 5.91 g/cm3  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Classification: Metal  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Phase: Solid  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Bonding Behavior: Covalent  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Electron Configuration: [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
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=<span style="color: #f236db; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Why should I buy?** = =media type="custom" key="12158332"= =<span style="color: #e830bd; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Prices: = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">We sell only the best 99.99% pure Gallium! You won't find better prices anywhere else! <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">All Gallium is sealed in a leakproof bottle guarenteed to keep your gallium safe or your money back! <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">For 15 grams of Gallium: $24.99 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">For 40 grams of Gallium: $65.99 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">For 100 grams of Gallium: $124.99

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