All about Germanium: Properties, Color, Uses and more... 2022

Welcome to my Germanium element data sheet page.

On this page I'll provide comprehensive data for Germanium. I hope you profit from it.

Germanium Overview

Name Origin

Latin: Germania (Germany).

Symbol

Ge (Germanium)

Description

Grayish-white metal.

Discovery

Discovered By: Clemens Winkler
Year: 1886
Location: Germany

Sources

Obtained from refining copper, zinc and lead.

Uses

Widely used in semiconductors. It is a good semiconductor when combined with tiny amounts of phosphorus, arsenic, gallium, and antimony.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Group

Group Name: Metal 
Group in periodic table: 4a
Period in periodic table: 4

Atomic Number

32

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Atomic Mass

72,61

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Stable Isotopes

Ge70 percent abundance: 20.84% Ge72 percent abundance: 27.54% Ge73percent abundance: 7.73% Ge74 percent abundance: 36.28% Ge76 percent abundance: 7.61%

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Radioactive Isotopes

Ge64-69, Ge71, Ge75, Ge77-78

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Atomic Structure

Crystalline Structure

Cubic: Face centered

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Shells

Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,4

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Electron Configuration

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10 4 p1

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Abbreviated Configuration

[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2

Valence Electrons

2,4

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Atom Size

Atomic Radius

1.52 Ã…

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Covalent Radius

1.22 Ã…

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Ionic Radius

.53 (+4) Ã…

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Molar Volume

13.6 cm³/mol

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Chemical Properties

Electronegativity

2,01

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Electron Affinity

119 kilojoules per mole

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Common Oxidation States

(4),2

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First Ionization Energy

762 kilojoules per mole

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First Ionization Potential

7.900 V

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Second Ionization Potential

15.934 V

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Third Ionization Potential

34.22 V

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Physical Properties

Density

5.323 g/cm³

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Electrical Conductivity

1.45e-8 10^6/cm ohm

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Thermal Conductivity

0.599 W/cmK

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Elastic Modulus

115 10³ MPa

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Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

5.7 10^-6 K^-1

Heat Properties

Other heat related physical properties:

Melting Point

937.4°C

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Boiling Point

2830°C

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Specific Heat

0.32 J/gK

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Heat of Fusion

36.940 kJ/mol

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Heat of Vaporization

330.90 kJ/mol

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