Germanium (Ge), element 32 – Learn Acer periodic table

Metalloid, atomic number 32.

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.

Symbol Ge. Atomic mass 72.6308 u. Group 14, period 4. Electron configuration [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2. Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 4. State at room temperature: Solid. Melting point 938.3 °C, boiling point 2832.8 °C. Discovered by Clemens Winkler.

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Germanium (Ge), element 32 – Learn Acer periodic table

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