Germanium

Latin nameGermanium
English nameGermanium
chemical symbolGe
atomic number32
relative atomic mass72,61
period4
groupIV.A
classificationmetalloids
discovery year1866
discovererC. A. Winkler
melting point [°C]937,4
boiling point [°C]2830
density [g cm-3]5,323
density at melting point [g cm-3]5,6
electronegativity [Pauling]2,01
stand. el. potential [V]+0,12
oxidation statesII, IV
electron configuration[Ar]3d10 4s2 4p2
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,32
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]36,94
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]60
el. conductivity [S m-1]2.103
1. ionizing potential [eV]7,9
2. ionizing potential [eV]15,934
3. ionizing potential [eV]34,22
Mohs hardness6
state at normal conditionssolid

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