Germanium - ASCII Periodic Table of the Elements

ASCII PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS

  Ge

Relative atomic mass: 72.64 ± 0.01

English: Germanium
French: Germanium
Croatian: Germanij
German: Germanium
Italian: Germanio
Spanish: Germanio

Atomic number: 32
Group numbers: 14
Period: 4
Standard state (20 °C): solid

Discovery: 1886 Clemens Alexander Winkler (DE)

Germanium was discovered by Clemens Alexander Winkler (DE) in 1886. The origin of the name comes from the Latin word 'Germania' meaning 'Germany'. It is a greyish-white semi-metal, stable in air and water. Germanium is unaffected by alkalis and most (except nitric) acids. Germanium is obtained from refining copper, zinc and lead. It is widely used in semiconductors when combined with tiny amounts of phosphorus, arsenic, gallium and antimony.

Electronic configuration: [Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p²
Formal oxidation number: +2 +4
Atomic radius: 122.5 pm

Electronegativities: 2.01
Thermal conductivity: 59.9 W/(m K)
Electrical resistivity (20 °C): 46000000 μΩcm

Melting point: 938.25 °C
Boiling point: 2833 °C

Heat of fusion: 34.7 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 327.6 kJ/mol
Heat of atomization: 373.8 kJ/mol