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From Arsenic to Zirconium
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From Arsenic to Zirconium

by Peter Davern
April 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English
No Starch Press
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GALLIUM, Ga

THE MELTING SPOON

jee-ay

Ga, so quirky, melts with ease, yet shatters much like glass,

GROUP 13 METAL

Gallium is somewhat of an odd metal. Its melting point of approximately 30°C is low enough for it to exist as a silver liquid at the normal room temperature of warmer climates. Given the human body’s balmy 37°C temperature, it should come as no surprise that gallium melts in the palm of your ...

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ISBN: 9781098122669