Periodic Table

Germanium

Atomic Number: 32

 
Overview
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Atomic Mass

72.64

Density

5.323

g/cckg/m3lb/in3
Thermal Properties

Thermal Properties

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Melting Point

937°C

K°C°F°R

Boiling Point

2830°C

K°C°F°R

Critical Pressure

The critical pressure has not been determined for Germanium

Critical Temperature

The critical temperature has not been determined for Germanium

Heat of Fusion

31.8 kJ/mol

kJ/molcal/mol

Heat of Vaporization

334 kJ/mol

kJ/molcal/mol

Specific Heat

321.4 J/kg·K

J/kg·K

Thermal Conductivity

60 W/m·K

W/m·K
Electon Configuration

Electron Structure

[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2

Shell Arrangement

KLMNOPQ
28184000
LevelS OrbitalP OrbitalD OrbitalF Orbital
Level 1
Level 2
History

Year Discovered

1886

Isotopes
IsotopeCommon NameSymbolMassStatusAbundanceHalf-lifeDecay modeDecay EnergyNuclear SpinMagnetic Moment

32

Ge

70

GermaniumGe70Stable20.84-----

32

Ge

72

GermaniumGe72Stable27.54-----

32

Ge

73

GermaniumGe73Stable7.73-----

32

Ge

74

GermaniumGe74Stable36.28-----

32

Ge

76

GermaniumGe76Stable7.61-----

Isotopic mass data for stable isotopes is from:
G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1993, 565, 1-65
and
G. Audi, A.H.Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1995, 595 409-480.

Natural abundance data is from:
K.J.R. Rosman, P.D.P. Taylor in Pure Appplied Chemistry, 1999, 71, 1593-1607.

 

Occurance
In the Universe0.00002%
In the Sun0.00002%
In Meteorites0.0021%
In the Earth's Crust0.00014%
In Seawater0.000000006%
In the Human Body0%
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