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परमाणु धातु निगम - GALLIUM METAL THE INCREDIBLE LIQUID METAL! GALLIUM IS A METAL THAT LOOKS LIKE SILVER, BUT HAS A VERY LOW MELTING POINT. IT CAN TURN INTO A LIQUID JUST BY HOLDING IT IN YOUR HAND! MORE INFO ON CHEMISTRYLEARNER.COM IT GOT ITS NAME FROM GALLIA, THE LATIN NAME OF FRANCE, THE COUNTRY OF ITS DISCOVERY. GALLIUM WAS DISCOVERED BY FRENCH CHEMIST PAUL E. LECOQ DE BOISBAUDRAN THROUGH A SPECTROSCOPE IN 1875 IN PARIS. SEMICONDUCTORS ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 98% OF THE GALLIUM USE IN THE US ALONE. MORE INFO GALLIUM IS THE ELEMENT WITH THE HIGHEST RANGE OF TEMPERATURES FOR ITS LIQUID PHASE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GALLIUM'S MELTING AND BOILING POINT IS 2373 °C. COMMON USE GALLIUM READILY ALLOYS WITH MOST METALS. IT IS PARTICULARLY USED IN LOW-MELTING ALLOYS. IT IS ALSO USEFUL IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, PHARMACEUTICALS AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS. IT IS USED IN BLUE-RAY TECHNOLOGY, BLUE AND GREEN LEDS, MOBILE PHONES AND PRESSURE SENSORS FOR TOUCH SWITCHES.