molecular orbital theory - Reasons for low melting point of gallium ...
Apr 27, 2019 · Note that the boiling point for Ga is in line with the others, whereas its melting point is not. The very low melting point is due to the unusual crystal structure, but the structure no longer exists in …
What is the MO explanation of dimerization of gallium?
Feb 2, 2025 · As for the low melting point of Ga you might look at Resolving decades of debate: the surprising role of high-temperature covalency in the structure of liquid gallium which is summarized in …
melting point - Wide temperature range fluids - Chemistry Stack …
May 15, 2024 · Here are the figures for gallium, from Wikipedia: Melting point: 302.9146 K (29.7646 °C, 85.5763 °F) Boiling point: 2676 K (2403 °C, 4357 °F) [1] [2] It is mentioned in comments that hot …
theoretical chemistry - How to calculate melting/boiling points at ...
Is there an equation to calculate the melting or boiling points of elements or compounds at a given pressure? I know water boils below room temperature in a vacuum. I'd like to know if gallium, a m...
Is gallium slippery at room temperature in an inert atmosphere?
Jul 11, 2023 · Presumably this "edge effect" isn't unique to water. Gallium at 20C (melting point about 30C) should also have such a surface layer. But most metals oxidize if exposed to air and/or water, …
Confusion over boiling point of gallium - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Nov 3, 2017 · The CRC Handbook (2017) in section " MELTING, BOILING, TRIPLE, AND CRITICAL POINTS OF THE ELEMENTS " [1, p. 4-117] lists the following values for gallium, quoting original …
Pure gallium with lower melting point? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jul 19, 2019 · I melted about 2 kg of gallium and put it in a plastic container, in order to make crystals. After letting them grow and extracting them, I let the gallium freeze at the room temperature, which is …
How do I separate an Indium-Gallium alloy into Indium and Gallium?
Dec 10, 2021 · The Gallium-Indium binary system is assessed by Bridget C. Rugg and Tim G. Chart in . It is a very simple system, exhibiting essentially no solubility of In in Ga, and limited (< 5at.%) …
Determining boiling point on a created temperature scale
Nov 6, 2016 · 0 1.Assume that you construct a thermometer using gallium as the fluid instead of mercury, and that you define the melting point of gallium as 0 °G and the boiling point of gallium as …
temperature - What is the triple point pressure for gallium ...
Dec 28, 2019 · In any case, they present a very accurately measured pressure dependence of the gallium melting point (Figure 5), and yes I think they are basically assuming the "triple pressure" is …