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32 Ge 72.6308 u

Element 32 · Solid at room temperature

Germanium

Metalloids

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Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. Purified germanium is a semiconductor, with an appearance most similar to elemental silicon.

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Atomic mass

72.6308u

Density

5.323g/cm³

Melts

1211.4 K

Boils

3106 K

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Germanium's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

Source

Discovered by Clemens Winkler.

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