Germanium (Ge)
A fascinating metalloid element.
Germanium is element 32 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 32
- Symbol
- Ge
- Atomic mass
- 72.63 u
- Category
- Metalloid
- Period
- 4
- Group
- 14
- Block
- p
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 2.01
- Density
- 5.323 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 938.2 °C
- Boiling point
- 2833 °C