Germanium

1
Germanium
32 Ge 72.59

2
Properties and Uses of Germanium

• Melting point is 937.4C
• Boiling point is 2,830.0C
• It has a grayish color
• Its crystal structure is cubic
• Obtained from refining of copper, zinc, and lead
• It has wide lens

• Germanium is used as a semi-conductor
• Speciality glass for infared
• It is a transistor
• Our daily diet may have as much as 1 milligram of
  Germanium
• It is used as a catalyst
• It is used as a phosepher in lamps
• it is used as an alloying agent

3
Information on Germanium

• Germanium was found in 1886 by Clemens
  Winkler.
  
  
• Germanium is from the Latin word Germania
  that means Germany
• The symbol for Germanium is Ge
• Germanium has 32 protons and electrons
• It has 41 neutrons in it
• Germanium ores are very rare
• Theories that Germanium is important to our
  health have been discredited

4
Melting Point 937.4C
Transistor
Semi-Conductor
Properties
Uses
Boiling Point 2,830.0C
Our daily diet
Germanium
Discovered by Clemens Winkler
Basic info
Atomic Mass 72.59
Origins
Symbol Ge
Atomic number 32
Found at Germany
Discovered 1886
5
Sources

• http//www.webelements.com/webelements
  /scholar/elements/periodic-table/uses.html
• http//www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/germa
  nium.html
• http//www.svetn.org/Angel/section/default.asp
  ?idNS2DBRE2DSCI2DScience62DYear05
• http//www.svetn.org/Angel/section/default.asp
  ?idNS2DBRE2DSCI2DScience62DYear05
• http//www.webelements.com/webelements/element
  s/text/Ge/uses.html