Metal that melts when taken by hand …. Gallium.

September 12, 2021

The element was first spectroscopically discovered in 1875 by the French chemist Paul Em Lecoque de Boyce Badrun. Slightly liquefies at ambient temperature. It is completely liquid when taken in one’s hands. The main use of gallium is in semiconductors in light emitting diodes (L.E.Ds). The compounds used are gallium nitride and gallium arsenide. Elemental…