Boron group
The boron group, also known as Group III and Group 13, is a group of elements on the periodic table. Most of its members are poor metals, except for boron. Boron is a semimetal. The rest of the elements are soft metals.
List
- Boron, brittle hard black semimetal (used to make soap)
- Aluminium, common soft silvery metal (used to make cans)
- Gallium, easily melted silvery metal (used to make mirrors)
- Indium, soft silvery metal (used to make solar panels)
- Thallium, highly toxic very soft metal (used to make camera lenses)
- Nihonium, unstable manmade element (unknown)
Gallery
Boron Group Media
A powdered sample of boron trioxide (B2O3), one of the oxides of boron
The mineral zinc blende, more commonly known as sphalerite, in which indium can occur.
Gallium is one of the chief components of blue LEDs