Germanium

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Germanium
General Info
Atomic Symbol	Ge
Atomic Number	32
Atomic Weight	72.64 g/mol72.64 amu
Chemical series	Metalloids
Appearance	Grayish White
Group, Period, Block	14, 4, p
Electron configuration	[Ar]3d104s24p2
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 18, 4
CAS number	[[CAS number::[7440-56-4]]]
Physical properties
Phase	solid
Density	5.323  g·cm−3 g/ml
Melting point	938.25 °Cwarning.pngUnit conversion for unit " °C" not supported.
Boiling point	2833 °Cwarning.pngUnit conversion for unit " °C" not supported.
Isotopes of Germanium
iso NA half-life DT DE (MeV) DP is stable with neutrons.
All properties are for STP unless otherwise stated.

Introduction

Germanium is number 32 in the periodic table. It is also a metal. [1] This element is a gray-silver color. [2] Germanium comes in two kinds of forms: organogermanium compounds, and inorganic germanium compounds. [3]

Properties

Germanium is a mineral, and a semiconductor. A semiconductor is a element that attracts electricity but not all that well. Being a metal, Germanium has a shiny luster to it. [4]

Occurrences

Description

Germanium is much harder to get than other elements, it is spread out much wider than other elements because the minerals only contract only small amounts of it. [5] Nowadays Germanium is collected from smelting zinc. [6]

Uses

Germanium is used as a semiconductor inside transistors and circuits. Germanium is also mixed with other elements to make other compounds for other purposes. For instance, germanium oxide is put into glass and used for infared machines and other things. [7]

Health

Description

While Germanium does have some positive effects to your health, it also has some very bad ones. According to scientists, if you take a certain amount of Germanium each day it helps improve your immune system and several other helpful effects to your body. [8]

References

• ACS description (i.e. source, website, author, etc.)
• Lenntech description (i.e. source, www.lenntech.com, author, etc.)
• reference title description (i.e. source, website, author, etc.)

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