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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
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24855961
UNSPSC Code:
12141715
MDL number:
MFCD00134045

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InChI

1S/Ga

SMILES string

[Ga]

InChI key

GYHNNYVSQQEPJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

99.999% trace metals basis

Quality Level

100

form

(chips, chunks), (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

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Application

Gallium (Ga) is a silver-colored metal that exists as a metallic liquid or solid, depending on the ambient temperature, with a melting point of 29.8 °C and a boiling point of 2,403 °C. This unique property allows gallium to be used in various applications, particularly in electronics and optoelectronics. Our high-purity gallium is characterized by its purity of 99.999% on a trace metals basis, it is utilized in the production of semiconductors, LED technology, and solar panels. Additionally, its exceptional thermal and electrical conductivity makes it particularly valuable in electronics and advanced technology applications.
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.

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GHS05,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

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

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Chen, X.Z. et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 11, 75-75 (1999)
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
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
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
Prasana Sahoo et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 44, 164-170 (2013-02-22)
We demonstrate a very simple and generic protocol for ultrasensitive in-situ label-free detection of DNA hybridization using third generation poly(amidoamine)dendrimer (G3-PAMAM) functionalized GaN nanowires (NWs). PAMAM modified GaN NWs provides large density of docking site to immobilize significant number of
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