General Information
| Symbol: | Ge |
| Atomic Number: | 32 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 72.64 |
| Group: | 14 (carbon family) |
| IVB (Old IUPAC), IVA (CAS) |
| Period: | 4 |
| Block: | p |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 5.32 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 13.6 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.37 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 122 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 947.4 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 2830.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 31.8 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 334.3 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 2.0 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -116 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 762 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.32 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 59.9 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | +4,2 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 18 4 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1886 |
| Discovered By: | Clemens Winkler |
| Discovered At: | Germany |
| Word Origin: | From the Latin word "Germania" meaning "Germany" |
Translations
| English | Germanium |
| Deutsch | Germanium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Germanium |
| Nederlands | Germanium |
| Afrikaans | Germanium |
| Frysk | Germanium |
| Dansk | Germanium |
| Svenska | Germanium |
| Norsk | Germanium |
| Íslenska | German |
| Føroysk | Germanium |
| Latin | Germanium |
| Français | Germanium |
| Español | Germanio |
| Catalana | Germani |
| Occitana | Germani |
| Português | Germânio |
| Galego | Xermanio |
| Italiano | Germanio |
| Furlan | Gjermani |
| Român | Germaniu |
| Moldavian | Germaniu |
| Armãneashte | Ghermaniumu |
| Русский | Германий |
| Українска | Германій |
| by | Германій |
| Polska | German |
| Kaszëbsczi | Germón |
| Čech | Germanium |
| Slovenský | Germánium |
| Slovenščina | Germanij |
| Hrvatska | Germanij |
| Српски | Германиjум |
| Bosnian | Germanij |
| Македонски | Германиум |
| Български | Гермаиий |
| Lietuviškai | Germanis |
| Lao | Ģermānijs |
| Sudovian | Germanis |
| Cymraeg | Germaniwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Gearmáiniam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Gearmainiam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Germaanium |
| Cornish | Germanyum |
| Brezhoneg | Germaniom |
| Ελληνική | Γερμανιο |
| Shqip | Germanium |
| Ossetian | Германий |
| Euskera | Germanioa |
| Georgian | გერმანიუმი |
| Suomi | Germanium |
| Eesti | Germaanium |
| Magyar | Germánium |
| Türkçe | Germanyum |
| Kazakh | Германий |
| Uzbek | Германий |
| Tajik | Germani' |
| Mongolian | Германи |
| 日本語 | ゲルマニウム [gerumaniumu] |
| 中国话 | 鍺 |
| ไทย | เจอร์เมเนียม |
| Vietnamese | Gecmani |
| Bahasa Melayu | Germanium |
| العربيه | جرمانيوم |
| Il-Malti | Ġermanjum |
| עברית | גרמניום |
| Esperanto | Germanio |
Links
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