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Yes. Gallium is used as a "dopant", a calculated impurity that turns the silicon that makes up the computer chip from a nonconductor to a semiconductor.

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Which elements are used to make thematerial gallium arsenide that is used to make high speed computers?

gallium and arsenic


How much gallium is used a year?

Approx. 400 t gallium is used in a year.


What compound is gallium used for?

Low melting Gallium alloys are used in some medical thermometers. Gallium arsenide is used in light emitting diodes and solar panels


Is gallium and gallium nitrate the same?

No, gallium and gallium nitrate are not the same. Gallium is a chemical element, while gallium nitrate is a compound formed by combining gallium with nitric acid. Gallium nitrate is a salt that is commonly used in medical imaging and cancer treatment.


What is the element used in integrated circuits of computers?

Mostly silicon. However various others get involved in special devices, like Germanium, Gallium Arsenic, Yttrium etc.


Gallium hydrogen sulfate?

Gallium hydrogen sulfate is a chemical compound with the formula GaHSO4. It is a rare gallium compound used in research and as a precursor for gallium compounds. It is not widely used in industrial applications due to its limited availability.


What is used in microwave equipment?

Gallium


What is the chemical name of GaF3?

The chemical name of GaF3 is gallium fluoride. It is a compound composed of gallium and fluorine atoms in a 1:3 ratio. Gallium fluoride is commonly used in the production of optical materials and electronics.


What lasers use gallium?

For example, gallium arsenide (GaAs) is used from many years in laser diodes.


What is inside an LED materials?

Gallium arsinide phosphide (GaAsP) or gallium phopside (GaP) are used for LED.


Is gallium used in thermometers?

Yes, because the melting point of gallium is very low ---- 29,76460C.


Why is gallium important to the world?

Gallium is important to the world because without it we would no longer have Gallium. And without gallium, there would be no gallium. So that is why, it is very important to preserve our galliumatic Gallium. Amen.