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huh... neat. I also didn't realize Gallium is one of those weird metals with a really low melting point but quite high boiling point. Melting point 302.9146 K
by senectus1 5y ago
huh... neat.
I also didn't realize Gallium is one of those weird metals with a really low melting point but quite high boiling point.
Melting point 302.9146 K (29.7646 °C, 85.5763 °F)
Boiling point 2673 K (2400 °C, 4352 °F)
- hprotagonist 5y agometallic gallium is also remarkably nontoxic. it’s the halides that’ll getcha.
- laurent92 5y agoFunny for a metal that seems to flow like Terminator and can melt an aluminum padlock, see LPL: https://youtu.be/jeghGhVdt9s https://youtu.be/jeghGhVdt9s (It’s doesn’t melt it exactly, it destroys the structure because Gallium atoms are very small and insert themselves through).
- 01100011 5y agoIt's aluminum. Ga atoms aren't small compared to Al. It's one step down in the periodic table below Al.