Ge

GERMANIUM

Definition When refined it becomes the important material for semiconductor.

Discovery 1886 by clemens alexander winkler of germany

Uses camera lens, transistors

Group of Elements Metalloids(Solid)

Atomic Weight 72.62

Oxidation State +2,4

Melting Point 937.4

Boiling Point 2830

Density 5.36 g/cm3

Electronegativity 1.8