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Group 13: Boron Group

Jenna Engbrecht, Kevin Rodriguez, Austin Boen.

Boron

- Used in North America for the control of cockroaches, silverfish, ants, fleas and other insects.

- Used in fibre optics research.

- Show promise in treating arthritis.

- The hydrides are sometimes used for rocket fuels.

Gallium

The boron group is like the mafia because the mafia is really calm but can be very violent.

- Wets glass of porcelain.

- Forms a mirror when painted on glass.

- Use in high temperature thermometers.

- Liquid gallium could be used to cool.

Indium

- Photocells.

- Used in solders.

- Used to make low melting alloys.

- Plated on to metal and evaporated onto glass.

An alloy is a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements.

- Group contains one metalloid and four metals.

- Their solids at room temperature.

- The boron group is reactive but not as reactive as Alkali metals.

- Have biological roles in the ecosystem.

- The melting point of all the metals are high.

Thallium

- Used in rat and ant poisons.

- Detecting infrared radiation and heart muscle research.

- Production of high density glasses.

- Used in thermometers for low temperature.

Aluminum

- Cans and foils.

- Kitchen utensils.

- Outside building decoration.

- Construction of modern aircraft and rockets.

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