P6+-+Metals+in+Mixed+Groups

Aluminum (Al), Gallium (Ga), Indium (In), Tin (Sn), Thallium (Tl), Lead (Pb), and Bismuth (Bi).
 * The following are metals in mixed groups: **

**Groups and Periods**


 * **Element** || **Group** || **Period** ||
 * Aluminum || 13 || 3 ||
 * Gallium || 13 || 4 ||
 * Indium || 13 || 5 ||
 * Thallium || 13 || 6 ||
 * Tin || 14 || 5 ||
 * Lead || 14 || 6 ||
 * Bismuth || 15 || 6 ||


 * Some Common uses for these metals are..... **
 * __Aluminum:__** Aluminum is used for many things including water pipes & gutters, electrical wires, and Aluminum foil. One of the major advantages of Aluminum is that it can be recycle it so it saves energy. Recycling Aluminum saves energy because it takes less energy and time to recycle Aluminum than to process aluminum from its natural source.

[|Click here] to learn about semiconductors.
 * __Gallium:__** Gallium is a rare element. Gallium is used in semiconductor technology also as a component of various of low-melting alloys.

__**Indium:**__ When Indium is alloyed with Gallium it makes a low-melting alloy. Indium is a cool element because it can be plated onto metal. It can also be evaporated into glass to make mirrors. [|Click here] to learn more about the uses of Indium.

**Solid, Liquid or Gas?** At room temperature, the metals in mixed groups are solid.

__**Physical:**__
 * Properties of Metals**
 * 1) Have high densities
 * 2) Good conductors
 * 3) Opaque
 * __Chemical:__**
 * 1) Can easily lose electrons
 * 2) Are reducing agents - they add electrons to other elements
 * 3) React with acids

Fun Facts ** Tin is not compatible with sea and soft tap water. However it goes well with strong acids, Alkalis and Acid salts. Did you know that metal itself is not hazardous but when you put all tin compounds with metal it is considered as highly toxic? The name Indium came from the color Indigo. It got named after Indigo because that is its color on the atomic spectrum.

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