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Chemical element: Gallium (Ga)
| Atomic Number: | 31 |
| Element Symbol: | Ga |
| Element Name: | Gallium |
| Atomic Weight: | 69.723 |
| Group Number: | 13 |
| Group Name: | none |
| Period Number: | 4 |
| Block: | p-block |
| Ground State Configuration: | [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p |
| Ground State Level: | 2Po1/2 |
| Standard State: | Solid |
| Common Valences: | 2,3 |
| Bond Length: | 244.2 |
| Atomic Radius Empirical: | 130 |
| Atomic Radius Calculated: | 136 |
| Covalent Radius Empirical: | 126 |
| Vander Waals Radius: | 187 |
| Electron Affinity: | 28.9 |
| First Ionization Energy: | 578.8 |
| Pauling Electronegativity: | 1.81 |
| Sanderson Electronegativity: | 2.42 |
| Allred Rochow Electronegativity: | 1.82 |
| Mulliken Jaffe Electronegativity: | 2.01 |
| Allen Electronegativity: | 1.756 |
| Density Of Solid: | 5904 |
| Molar Volume: | 11.80 |
| Velocity Of Sound: | 2740 |
| Mineral Hardness: | 1.5 |
| Brinell Hardness: | 60 |
| Electrical Resistivity: | 14 |
| Melting Point: | 29.76 |
| Boiling Point: | 2204 |
| Superconduction Temperature: | -272.067 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 29 |
| Coefficient Of Linear Expansion: | 120 |
| Enthalpy Of Fusion: | 5.59 |
| Enthalpy Of Vaporization: | 256 |
| Enthalpy Of Atmization: | 277 |
| Most Common Oxidation Numbers: | 3 |
| Color: | Silvery white |
| Classification: | Metallic |
| Discovered By: | Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
| Discovered At: | France |
| Discovered When: | 1875 |
| Origin Of Name: | From the Latin word Gallia meaning France and perhaps also from the Latin word gallus, (the cock, a translation of Lecoq, the discoveror of gallium) |
Calculate the molecular weight of Gallium or molecular weight Ga.
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