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Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. Purified germanium is a semiconductor, with an appearance most similar to elemental silicon.

32 Atomic Number
72.63 Atomic Mass (u)
1211.45 Melting Point (K)
3106 Boiling Point (K)
5.32 Density (solid: g/cm³, gas: g/liter)
1.5 Atomic Radius (Å)
1.2 Covalent Radius (Å)
2.01 Electronegativity
7.9 First Ionization Energy (eV)
118.94 Electron Affinity
4 Number of Shells
4 Electron Valency
2, 8, 18, 4 Electron Shell Occupations
0.32 Specific Heat (J/g)