Chemistry:Gallium monofluoride

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Gallium monofluoride
Names
IUPAC name
fluorogallium
Other names
gallium(I) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
FGa
Molar mass 88.721 g/mol
Appearance Gaseous
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Gallium monofluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula GaF. The compound has only been observed in the gas-phase.[1]

It can be generated by the oxidation of gallium with either aluminum fluoride or calcium fluoride.[2]

Research

In 2011, a group of Brazilian and German researchers used the molecular absorption of fluorogallium created in a graphite furnace to determine that 5.2 picograms of fluorine is the smallest detectable portion of the element.[3]

Its ionization energy is 10.64 eV. [4]

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