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Atomic Number: 32
Ge
Ge

Germanium

72.6300 u

Category

metalloid

State at Room Temperature

solid

Electron Configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p²

Valence Electrons

4

Lewis Dot:••••

Electronegativity

2.01

Pauling scale

Oxidation States

+2+4

Melting Point

1211.4 K

938.25°C

Boiling Point

3106 K

2832.85°C

Density

5.323

g/cm³

Position in Table

Group 14Period 4p-block

Discovery

Historical Information

Discovered byClemens Winkler
Year1886

Common Uses

Applications & Industries

Fiber optics, semiconductors, infrared optics, transistors

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