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There is said to be about 0.0015% of gallium found in the Earth's crust with no known concentrated supplies of it

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Is gallium a naturally occurring isotopes?

Yes, gallium does have naturally occurring isotopes. The most common stable isotopes of gallium are gallium-69 and gallium-71, with gallium-69 being more abundant at about 60% and gallium-71 about 40%.


What state does gallium occur naturally?

Gallium is not found in its pure form in nature, but it is typically extracted as a byproduct from bauxite and zinc ores. It is relatively rare in the Earth's crust, with trace amounts found in some minerals and coal deposits.


When was gallium first found?

Gallium was discovered by Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1875.


How common is gallium?

Elemental gallium does not occur in nature, but as the gallium(III) salt in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores. Its abundance in the Earth's crust is approximately 16.9 ppm. Gallium is found and extracted as a trace component in bauxite and to a small extent from sphalerite. The amount extracted from coal, diaspore and germanite in which gallium is also present is negligible. The United States Geological Survey estimates gallium reserves to exceed 1 million tonnes, based on 50 ppm by weight concentration in known reserves of bauxite and zinc ores.


What is Ga NO2 3?

Gallium nitrite (Ga(NO2)3) is a compound formed by the elements gallium and nitrite ions. It is a nitrite salt of gallium, where gallium has a +3 oxidation state. Gallium nitrite is a crystalline solid that is not commonly found in nature.


Where you can find gallium at home?

You will not be able to find gallium around the house. Gallium, element number 31, does not occur in free form in nature. Gallium compounds can be found around the house in various electronics, such as microwave ovens and semiconductors, where it is either present as a gallium salt or an alloy.


How is gallium separated from other materials found with it?

It has coal


Where was gallium found?

Gallium is often found as a trace element in diaspore, sphalerite, germanite, bauxite, and coal.


What kind of rock is a gallium?

Gallium is not found as a rock, it is a metallic element which is found as a trace element in coal, bauxite, and some other rock minerals. In its pure form gallium is liquid near room temperature and is unusual in that it expands on solidifying.


What is the compound for Gallium nitrate?

Gallium does not occur naturally in its pure form put as a trace salt. Gallium is in the same period as Aluminium. Gallium arsenide is a super conductor. GaAs Gallium nitride is a semiconductor. GaN Galinstan is an alloy with indium and tin. Gallium is used medically to trace iron uptake. It also seeps into the crystal structures of other metals and thus change their properties when forming an alloy.


Does a calculator contain gallium?

Calculators do not typically contain gallium as a primary component. Gallium is a rare metal that is used in some electronic and semiconductor applications due to its unique properties, but it is not commonly found in calculators.


What compounds are the sources of gallium in nature?

Gallium is not found free in nature, and it is present in only ppm (parts per million) quantities in minerals. For that reason, we recover gallium (III) salt as a byproduct of bauxite (a chief ore of aluminum) and sphalerite (a primary ore of zinc) processing. In either case, gallium chloride (GaCl3) is the salt we generally extract. Recovery of gallium from other sources is negligible. Use the link below for more information on this interesting poor metal.