Mass number: 69.723
Atomic Number: 31
Boiling Point: 2403.0 C
Melting Point: 29.78
Density: [@293K]5.907 g/cm
Specific Heat: 0.089 g/cm
Liquid near room temperature: whitish silver color
Used in: thermometers
Number of Energy Levels: 4
First: 2 Second: 8 Third: 18 Fourth: 3
History: Gallium was discovered in 1875 by Paul Emile Leqoq de Boisbaudran.
The name comes from the Latin word Gallia, the old name for France.
Mendeleev predicted and prescribed it as eka aluminum.
By: Bree Horvath
Period 2