Germanium


 * Element name**: Germanium


 * Element symbol**: Ge


 * Atomic mass**: 73
 * Atomic number**: 32


 * Protons**: 32


 * Electrons**: 32


 * Discovery**: Clemens Winkler, 1886


 * How it was named**: From the Latin word Germania for Germany, Clemens homeland.


 * State of matter**: solid


 * Melting point**: 938.25°C


 * Boiling point**: 2833°C


 * Characteristics**: greyish-white, semi-metallic, brittle


 * Uses of element**: Optics, Electronics, and Dietary Supplements


 * Interesting facts**: 76 Ge is slightly radioactive. There are only four stable isotopes in Germanium.

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