Gallium Fluoride (GaF3)-Powder

Characteristic

Gallium(III) fluoride (GaF₃) is a chemical compound. It is a white solid that melts under pressure above 1000 °C but sublimes around 950 °C. It has the FeF3 structure where the gallium atoms are 6-coordinate.GaF3 is virtually insoluble in water. Solutions of GaF3 in HF can be evaporated to form the trihydrate, GaF₃·3H₂O, which on heating gives a hydrated form of GaF₂(OH).

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