GALLIUM, Ga
THE MELTING SPOON
Ga, so quirky, melts with ease, yet shatters much like glass,
But mobile phones and LEDs reveal its high-tech class.
Decline its spoon to stir your tea!
High fevers tracked with Galinstan; false “beating heart,” alas.
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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