gallium

chemical element with symbol Ga and atomic number 31
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gallium

Summary

gallium is a chemical element[1]. gallium draws 2,178 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #85 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • gallium is credited with the discovery of Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran[3].
  • gallium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • gallium's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[5].
  • Gaul is named after gallium[6].
  • gallium is made of gallite[7].
  • gallium is made of bauxite[8].
  • gallium is made of zinc ore[9].
  • gallium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ga][10].
  • gallium's element symbol is recorded as Ga[11].
  • gallium's chemical formula is recorded as Ga[12].
  • gallium is a type of p-block[13].
  • gallium is part of period 4[14].
  • gallium is part of group 13[15].
  • gallium is part of post-transition metal[16].
  • gallium's Commons category is recorded as Gallium[17].
  • gallium's Unicode character is recorded as 鎵[18].
  • gallium's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[19].
  • gallium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1875[20].
  • gallium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈɡæliəm[21].
  • gallium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gallium[22].
  • gallium's Commons gallery is recorded as Gallium[23].
  • gallium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+31'}[24].
  • gallium's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+1.5'}[25].
  • gallium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.81'}[26].
  • gallium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and chalcophile element[5]. gallium is a type of p-block[13].

Origins

Gaul is named after gallium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4[14], a period[28]; group 13[15], a group[29]; and post-transition metal[16].

Influence

Things named for gallium include GalliumOS[30], an operating system[31]; gallobeudantite[32], a mineral species[33]; and tsumgallite[34], a mineral species[35].

Why It Matters

gallium draws 2,178 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #85 of 144).[2] gallium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] gallium is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for gallium include GalliumOS[30], an operating system[31]; gallobeudantite[32], a mineral species[33]; and tsumgallite[34], a mineral species[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . periodic table. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+130'}
    Sitelink count → 158
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'awa', 'az', 'a
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 130 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8260
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  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8260
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  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → orthorhombic crystal system
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  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: 3, mark common oxidation state with preferred rank"
  6. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +6
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  7. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈɡæliəm
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  8. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-gal
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  9. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p¹
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p¹, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  10. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → p-block
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  11. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+1.5'}
    Standard molar entropy → {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+169.03'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+59.25'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+40.83'}
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+271.96'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+5.58'}
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  12. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+271.96'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+5.58'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3078]]: 271.96 kilojoule per mole, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  13. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → p-block
    Part of → period 4, group 13, post-transition metal
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19591]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  14. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006862n
    Interlingual index id → i113936
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078465
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  15. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+7140000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.25'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+302.91'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+371.0'}
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9012483, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  16. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → g41Zh
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  17. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → galij
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28650, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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