Category
metalloid
State at Room Temperature
solid
Electron Configuration
1s² 2s² 2p¹
Valence Electrons
3
Lewis Dot:•••
Electronegativity
2.04
Pauling scale
Oxidation States
+1+2+3
Melting Point
2349 K
2075.85°C
Boiling Point
4200 K
3926.85°C
Density
2.34
g/cm³
Position in Table
Group 13Period 2p-block
Discovery
Historical Information
Discovered byJoseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Louis Jacques Thénard
Year1808
Common Uses
Applications & Industries
Glass and ceramics, detergents, high-strength materials, semiconductors
Related Elements
Same group or period
Related Calculators
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