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If room temperature is 300K, is Gallium a solid, liquid, or gas?

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Answer:

Gallium is solid at 300K

Step-by-step explanation:

X °C = 300 kelvin - 273.15 = 26.85 ° C

To know if Gallium is solid, liquid or gas; we should know the melting point of Gallium.

The melting point of gallium is 29.76 °C, which is 3 °C higher than the current temperature. This means it hasn't melted yet. So at 300 Kelvin, it is still solid. But the melting temperature is slightly above room temperature.

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