Gallium(III) nitrate hydrate (Ga(NO3)3•xH2O)-Lump

Characteristic




Gallium nitrate (brand name Ganite) is the gallium salt of nitric acid with the chemical formula Ga(NO3)3.




Chemical formula:Ga(NO3)3

Molar mass:255.7377 g/mol

Appearance:White crystalline powder

Melting Point:110°C




Application




Gallium(III) nitrate hydrate is used in the preparation of gallium nitride and other gallium compounds. It acts as a drug used to treat symptomatic hypercalcemia secondary to cancer. It finds application as an antineoplastic agent and also as an acting agent for the treatment of bone-resorptive diseases. It is involved to improve the cultural selectivity of medically significant fungi by suppression of contaminating bacterial flora.