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metallic gallium is also remarkably nontoxic. it’s the halides that’ll getcha.
by hprotagonist 5y ago
metallic 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.