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ELEMENT 032 · METALLOID

Germanium · Ge Germanium

Metalloids in semiconductor and infrared optical materials research.

atomic number / Atomic number
32
atomic weight / Atomic mass
72.63 u
Family/Group
14
Period · Block / Period · Block
4 · p
Category / Category
metalloid The · Metalloid
State / State
solid state
Electron configuration
[Ar]4s2 3d10 4p2
Oxidation states / Oxidation states
+4, +2
Electronegativity / Electronegativity
2.01(Pauling)
Density / Density
5.323 g/cm³
Melting point / Melting point
1211.4 K
Boiling point / Boiling point
3106 K
Atomic radius / Atomic radius
211 pm(van der Waals)
First ionization energy
7.900 eV
Discovery year / Discovery
1886

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