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32
p🧱
Ge
72.6300

Germanium

Metalloid

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
32
Atomic Mass
72.6300 u
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2
Electronegativity
2.01
Block
p-block
Group
14
Period
4

🌡 Physical Properties

Phase (STP)
solid
Melting Point
1211.40 K
Boiling Point
3106.00 K
Density
5.3230 g/cm³

About Germanium

Semiconductor; used in fiber optics and infrared optics.

🔬 Isotopes of Germanium

Germanium has 5 naturally occurring isotopes.

IsotopeMass NumberAtomic Mass (u)AbundanceType
70Ge7069.9242487520.57%Stable
72Ge7271.9220758327.45%Stable
73Ge7372.923458967.750%Stable
74Ge7473.9211777636.50%Stable
76Ge7675.921402737.730%Stable

Data source: NIH PubChem (aggregated from IUPAC, NIST)