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Inorganic Chemistry

why after gallium melting point increases in boron family

Profile image of Parvez Iqbal
14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Aman  Bansal
14 Years ago

Dear PArvez,

Low melting point of Ga (29.80C) is due to the fact that consists of only Ga2 molecule; it exist as liquid upto 20000C and hence used in high temperature thermometry.

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