Ge - Germanium

Germanium, discovered by Winkler in 1886 is used in semiconductors.

Atomic number - 32 Density g/mL 5 .32
Atomic weight u 72 .59 Melting point K 1210 .4
Bonding radius A 1 .22 Boiling point K 3107
Atomic radius A 1 .52 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 330 .9
Ionization Potential V 7 .899 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 36 .94
Electronegativity - 2 .01 Specific heat J/gK 0 .32
The oxide is amphoteric.
Crystal are face centered cubic.

Electron config. : [Ar] 3d10 4s24p2


Isotopes of Ge: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.


061
40 msec
EC/ECp,13.600
Ga-61/Zn-60
60.963821
062
0.11 sec
EC,9.750 MeV
Ga-62
61.954653
063
0.095 sec
EC,9.780 MeV
Ga-63
62.949640
064
63.7 sec
EC,4.410 MeV
Ga-64
63.941577
065
30.9 sec
EC,6.240 MeV
Ga-65
64.939441
066
2.26 hr
EC,2.100 MeV
Ga-66
65.933848
067
18.9 min
EC,4.223 MeV
Ga-67
66.932738
068
270.8 da
EC,2.921 MeV
Ga-68
67.928097
069
39.05 hr
EC,2.227 MeV
Ga-69
68.927971
070 21.23%

Stable

69.924249
071
11.43 da
EC,2.971 MeV
Ga-71
70.924953
072 27.66%

Stable

71.922076
073 7.73%

Stable

72.923459
074 35.94%

Stable

73.921178
075
82.78 min
B-,1.176 MeV
As-75
74.922859
076 7.44%

Stable

75.921402
077
11.30 hr
B-,2.702 MeV
As-77
76.923548
077a
52.9 sec
B-,2.862 MeV
As-77
76.923720
078
88.0 min
B-,8.200 MeV
As-78
77.922852
079
18.98 sec
B-,4.150 MeV
As-79
78.925399
080
29.5 sec
B-,2.670 MeV
As-80
79.925444
081
7.6 sec
B-,6.230 MeV
As-81
80.928824
082
4.60 sec
B-,4.700 MeV
As-82
81.929554
083
1.85 sec
B-,8.900 MeV
As-83
82.934513
084
0.947 sec
B-/B-n,7.700
As-84/As-83
83.937305
085
0.54 sec
B-/B-n,4.600
As-85/As-84
84.942672
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