What happens when you mix your tea with a spoon made from gallium?

Stirring it distributes the gallium around the tea (which is hot, probably above the melting point of gallium) and the tea only heats the gallium easier.

Can gallium melt in your hand?

Melts In Your Hands, Not On Your Table. The element gallium is an unexpected metal—it’s a soft, silvery-white metal that is solid at room temperature (similar to aluminum) but it can literally melt in the palm of your hand.

What is a gallium spoon?

This spoon made from 99.998\% pure gallium metal melts at 86F/30C! Great for demonstration purposes (chemistry/physics classes). After the spoon is reduced to a liquid puddle on the bottom of the cup, the gallium can easily be made solid again to make new gallium spoons (with the DIY kit), over and over!

Is liquid gallium hot?

Gallium is perhaps best known as a metal that is a solid when you pick it up and melts when it sits in your hand. Elemental gallium is a liquid at temperatures higher than 29.76°C, which is below our normal body temperature of 37°C.

Is gallium flammable?

Gallium is a silvery-white liquid at room temperature. Ingestion of this material may be toxic. It is corrosive to aluminum. If exposed to high temperatures, gallium may emit toxic fumes which may form a corrosive alkaline solution with water….4.3Related Element.

Element Name	Gallium
Atomic Number	31

What temperature does gallium melt?

85.58°F (29.76°C)
Gallium/Melting point

What happens when you stir a cup with a gallium spoon?

If you stir a warm or hot cup of liquid with a gallium spoon, the metal melts almost immediately. The spoon “disappears” into a cup of dark liquid or pools visibly at the bottom of a cup of clear liquid.

What are the best gallium tricks?

A classic set-up for gallium tricks is to make or purchase a spoon made from pure gallium. The metal has about the same weight and appearance as stainless steel, plus once you melt the spoon, you can reshape the gallium to use it again and again.

What materials do you need to make a gallium spoon?

Gallium Spoon Materials. You need either gallium and a spoon mold or else a gallium spoon. It’s a bit more expensive, but if you get the mold, you can make a spoon over and over. Otherwise, you’ll need to mold the metal by hand to re-use it as a spoon.

What temperature does gallium melt in water?

This element melts just above room temperature (around 30°C or 86°F), so you can melt it in the palm of your hand, between your fingers, or in a cup of hot water. A classic set-up for gallium tricks is to make or purchase a spoon made from pure gallium.