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Discovery of gallium

Discovery of gallium
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Gallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Discovered by the French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in Paris, France, 1875, elemental gallium is a soft, silvery metal at standard temperature and pressure with a complex orthorhombic crystal structure.

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  1. Discovery of gallium (this page)1875
  2. Discovery of holmium1878
  3. Discovery of ytterbium1878
  4. Discovery of samarium1879
  5. Discovery of scandium1879
  6. Discovery of thulium1879

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