germanium

** Germanium ** **__Element Name__:** Germanium

**__Element Symbol__:** Ge

__**Atomic Number**__: 32

**__Most Common Mass Number__:** 72.64 (1)

**__Physical State at Room Temperature__:** Solid and retains its luster

 **__Meaning of the Element's Name or Latin/Greek Name__:** latin word "germania" meaning germany

**__Uses of the Element__:** semiconductor and the manufacture of fiber optic systems //(in th U.S.)//

__**Biological Importance of the Element:**__ its important semicontctor material

__**Who Discovered the Element:**__ Dmitri Mendeleev/Clemens Alexander Winkler (Germanium was discovered in a mineral called argyrodite by Clemens, but somehow Dmitri gets the credit)

__**How the Element was Discovered**:__ Dmitri Mendeleev had an open space in his periodic table, specificly element number 32. So he set out chemists to find this undiscovered element. When the ore wus found it was named Germanium because that was the native country it was founded in.

__**Physical Properties of the Element**:__ greyish white, contains luster, and breaks apart easily.

 __**Chemical Properties of the Element**__ It does not dissolve in water and does not react with oxygen at room temperature. It does dissolve in hot acids and with oxygen at high temperatures. It becomes more active when finely divided

__**Common Compounds of the Element**__: Few germanium compounds have any important commercial uses.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**__Isotopes of the Element__:** 5 //germanium-70, germanium-72, germanium-73, germanium-74, and germanium-76//

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 * At least 1 link to another element's page**: iron

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**For extra credit, you may include a video about your element. You can create it yourself or add it from the internet as long as you cite your source**: other uses for gemanuim --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkaToQ-Uo30 http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29711299

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**If you add more info than is required above, you will get extra credit.** (5 pts EC) __group in periodic table__: 14

http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/32.html http://www.webelements.com/germanium/ http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele032.html http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/C-K/Germanium.html
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