Germaanium (Ge)

chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32

Atomic Number	32
Atomic Weight	72.63
mass number	74

Group	14
Period	4
Block	p

proton	32 p⁺
neutron	42 n⁰
electron	32 e^-

Physical Property

Atomic Radius	125 pm 234 pm
molar volume	13.6 cm³/mol
covalent radius	121 pm 111 pm 114 pm 120 pm
Metallic Radius	124 pm 144 pm
ionic radius	73 pm 39 pm 53 pm
Crystal Radius	87 pm 53 pm 67 pm
Van der Waals radius	210 pm 427 pm 211 pm 244 pm 211 pm 428 pm
density	5.3234 g/cm³ 5,600 kg/m³

Chemical Property

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bree

proton affinity
electron affinity	1.232712 eV/particle
ionization energy	7.899435 eV/particle 15.93461 eV/particle 34.0576 eV/particle 45.715 eV/particle 90.5 eV/particle 115.9 eV/particle 144.9 eV/particle 176.4 eV/particle 212.5 eV/particle 252.1 eV/particle 286 eV/particle 326 eV/particle 367 eV/particle 407 eV/particle 527.9 eV/particle 567.29 eV/particle 609.06 eV/particle 662.8 eV/particle 710 eV/particle 744 eV/particle 837.1 eV/particle 880.444 eV/particle 2,180.1 eV/particle 2,304 eV/particle 2,439 eV/particle 2,575 eV/particle 2,737.2 eV/particle 2,881.9 eV/particle 3,074 eV/particle 3,194.293 eV/particle 13,557.4202 eV/particle 14,119.429 eV/particle

enthalpy of vaporization	328 kJ/mol
enthalpy of fusion	36.8 kJ/mol
standard enthalpy of formation	372 kJ/mol
electron

electron shell	2, 8, 18, 4

valence electron	4 ⓘ

electron configuration	[Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p²ⓘ 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p²

oxidation number	-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
electronegativity	11.8 eV/particle 0.1895892 2.01
Electrophilicity Index	1.5636638275958255 eV/particle
fundamental state of matter

phase of matter
gaseous state of matter
Boiling Point	3,106.15 K
Melting Point	1,211.4 K
critical pressure
critical temperature	9,802.15 K
triple point
appearance
color	Black #ff1493 #668f8f #668f8f
appearance	grayish-white
refractive index
thermodynamic material property
Thermal Conductivity	60.2 W/(m K)
thermal expansion	0.000006 1/K
molar heat capacity	23.222 J/(mol K)
Specific Heat Capacity	0.32 J/(g⋅K)
heat capacity ratio
electrical properties
type	Semiconductor
electrical conductivity	0.002 MS/m
electrical resistivity	0.0005 Ω*m
superconductivity
magnetism
type	diamagnetic
magnetic susceptibility (Mass)	-0.0000000015 m³/Kg
magnetic susceptibility (Molar)	-0.000000000109 m³/mol
magnetic susceptibility (Volume)	-0.00000798
magnetic ordering
Curie temperature
Néel temperature
structure
Crystal Structure	{ERROR}
lattice constant	5.66 Å
Lattice Angles	π/2, π/2, π/2
mechanical property
hardness	6 MPa
bulk modulus
shear modulus
Young's modulus
Poisson's ratio
speed of sound	5,400 m/s
classification
Category	Actinides, Metalloids
CAS Group	IVB
IUPAC Group	IVA
Glawe Number	84
Mendeleev Number	89
Pettifor Number	84
Geochemical Class
Goldschmidt classification	chalcophile

other

Gas Basicity
polarizability	40 ± 1 a₀
C6 Dispersion Coefficient	354 a₀ 365 a₀
allotrope
Neutron cross section	2.2
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.0011
quantum number	3P0
space group	225 (Fm_3m)

Isotopes of Germanium

Stable Isotopes	4
Unstable Isotopes	29
Natural Isotopes	5

⁵⁸Ge

mass number	58
neutron number	26
Trimmid Breneenagh	57.991863 ± 0.000537 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
2p (2-proton emission)

⁵⁹Ge

mass number	59
neutron number	27
Trimmid Breneenagh	58.982426 ± 0.000429 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	13.3 ± 1.7 ms
spin	7/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	2015
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
β⁺ p (β⁺-delayed proton emission)	93%
2p (2-proton emission)	0.2%

⁶⁰Ge

mass number	60
neutron number	28
Trimmid Breneenagh	59.970445 ± 0.000322 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	21 ± 6 ms
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	2005
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
β⁺ p (β⁺-delayed proton emission)	100%
2p (2-proton emission)	14%

⁶¹Ge

mass number	61
neutron number	29
Trimmid Breneenagh	60.963725 ± 0.000322 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	40.7 ± 0.4 ms
spin	3/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1987
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
β⁺ p (β⁺-delayed proton emission)	87%

⁶²Ge

mass number	62
neutron number	30
Trimmid Breneenagh	61.954761 ± 0.00015 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	82.5 ± 1.4 ms
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1991
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
β⁺ p (β⁺-delayed proton emission)

⁶³Ge

mass number	63
neutron number	31
Trimmid Breneenagh	62.949628 ± 0.00004 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	153.6 ± 1.1 ms
spin	3/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1991
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
β⁺ p (β⁺-delayed proton emission)

⁶⁴Ge

mass number	64
neutron number	32
Trimmid Breneenagh	63.941689912 ± 0.000004 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	63.7 ± 2.5 s
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%

⁶⁵Ge

mass number	65
neutron number	33
Trimmid Breneenagh	64.939368136 ± 0.000002323 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	30.9 ± 0.5 s
spin	3/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
β⁺ p (β⁺-delayed proton emission)	0.011%

⁶⁶Ge

mass number	66
neutron number	34
Trimmid Breneenagh	65.933862124 ± 0.000002577 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	2.26 ± 0.05 h
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1950
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%

⁶⁷Ge

mass number	67
neutron number	35
Trimmid Breneenagh	66.932716999 ± 0.000004636 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	18.9 ± 0.3 m
spin	1/2
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1950
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%

⁶⁸Ge

mass number	68
neutron number	36
Trimmid Breneenagh	67.928095305 ± 0.000002014 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	271.05 ± 0.08 d
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1948
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
ϵ (electron capture)	100%

⁶⁹Ge

mass number	69
neutron number	37
Trimmid Breneenagh	68.927964467 ± 0.000001414 Da
g-factor	0.294 ± 0.0028
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	39.05 ± 0.1 h
spin	5/2
nuclear quadrupole moment	0.114 ± 0.007
time of discovery or invention	1938
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%

⁷⁰Ge

mass number	70
neutron number	38
Trimmid Breneenagh	69.924248542 ± 0.00000088 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance	20.52 ± 0.19
goul-roorid	stable isotope
half-life	Not Radioactive ☢️
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1923
parity	+

⁷¹Ge

mass number	71
neutron number	39
Trimmid Breneenagh	70.92495212 ± 0.000000874 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	11.43 ± 0.03 d
spin	1/2
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1941
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
ϵ (electron capture)	100%

⁷²Ge

mass number	72
neutron number	40
Trimmid Breneenagh	71.922075824 ± 0.000000081 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance	27.45 ± 0.15
goul-roorid	stable isotope
half-life	Not Radioactive ☢️
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1923
parity	+

⁷³Ge

mass number	73
neutron number	41
Trimmid Breneenagh	72.923458954 ± 0.000000061 Da
g-factor	-0.19516444444444 ± 0.000011111111111111
natural abundance	7.76 ± 0.08
goul-roorid	stable isotope
half-life	Not Radioactive ☢️
spin	9/2
nuclear quadrupole moment	-0.196 ± 0.001
time of discovery or invention	1933
parity	+

⁷⁴Ge

mass number	74
neutron number	42
Trimmid Breneenagh	73.92117776 ± 0.000000013 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance	36.52 ± 0.12
goul-roorid	stable isotope
half-life	Not Radioactive ☢️
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1923
parity	+

⁷⁵Ge

mass number	75
neutron number	43
Trimmid Breneenagh	74.92285837 ± 0.000000055 Da
g-factor	1.018 ± 0.01
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	82.78 ± 0.04 m
spin	1/2
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1939
parity	-

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁷⁶Ge

mass number	76
neutron number	44
Trimmid Breneenagh	75.921402725 ± 0.000000019 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance	7.75 ± 0.12
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	1.88 ± 0.08 Zy
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1933
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
2β⁻ (double β⁻ decay)	100%

⁷⁷Ge

mass number	77
neutron number	45
Trimmid Breneenagh	76.923549843 ± 0.000000056 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	11.211 ± 0.003 h
spin	7/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1939
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁷⁸Ge

mass number	78
neutron number	46
Trimmid Breneenagh	77.922852911 ± 0.000003795 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	88 ± 1 m
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1953
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁷⁹Ge

mass number	79
neutron number	47
Trimmid Breneenagh	78.925359506 ± 0.000039893 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	18.98 ± 0.03 s
spin	1/2
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1970
parity

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁸⁰Ge

mass number	80
neutron number	48
Trimmid Breneenagh	79.925350773 ± 0.000002205 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	29.5 ± 0.4 s
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁸¹Ge

mass number	81
neutron number	49
Trimmid Breneenagh	80.928832941 ± 0.000002205 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	9 ± 2 s
spin	9/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁸²Ge

mass number	82
neutron number	50
Trimmid Breneenagh	81.929774031 ± 0.000002405 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	4.31 ± 0.19 s
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

⁸³Ge

mass number	83
neutron number	51
Trimmid Breneenagh	82.9345391 ± 0.000002604 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	1.85 ± 0.06 s
spin	5/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)

⁸⁴Ge

mass number	84
neutron number	52
Trimmid Breneenagh	83.93757509 ± 0.000003403 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	951 ± 9 ms
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1972
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)	10.6%

⁸⁵Ge

mass number	85
neutron number	53
Trimmid Breneenagh	84.942969658 ± 0.000004003 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	495 ± 5 ms
spin	3/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1991
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)	17.2%
2n (2-neutron emission)

⁸⁶Ge

mass number	86
neutron number	54
Trimmid Breneenagh	85.946967 ± 0.00047 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	221.6 ± 11 ms
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1994
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)	45%

⁸⁷Ge

mass number	87
neutron number	55
Trimmid Breneenagh	86.953204 ± 0.000322 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	103 ± 4 ms
spin	5/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1997
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)
2n (2-neutron emission)

⁸⁸Ge

mass number	88
neutron number	56
Trimmid Breneenagh	87.957574 ± 0.000429 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life	61 ± 6 ms
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	1997
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)
2n (2-neutron emission)

⁸⁹Ge

mass number	89
neutron number	57
Trimmid Breneenagh	88.96453 ± 0.000429 Da
g-factor
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life
spin	3/2
nuclear quadrupole moment
time of discovery or invention	1997
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)
2n (2-neutron emission)

⁹⁰Ge

mass number	90
neutron number	58
Trimmid Breneenagh	89.969436 ± 0.000537 Da
g-factor	0
natural abundance
goul-roorid	☢️ bunstoo goul-rooragh
half-life
spin	0
nuclear quadrupole moment	0
time of discovery or invention	2010
parity	+

decay mode	intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)
2n (2-neutron emission)

shennaghys

discoverer or inventor	Clemens Winkler
location of discovery	Germany
time of discovery or invention	1886
Bun-ocklaght	Latin: Germania (Germany).
pronunciation	jer-MAY-ni-em (en)

source

Abundance
Abundance in Earth's crust	1.5 mg/kg
natural abundance (ocean)	0.00005 mg/L
natural abundance (human body)
natural abundance (meteoroid)	0.0021 %
natural abundance (Yn Ghrian)	0.00002 %
Abundance in Universe	0.00002 %

Nuclear Screening Constants

1	s	0.7063
2	p	3.9178
2	s	8.6352
3	d	15.7487
3	p	14.9864
3	s	14.2103
4	p	25.2196
4	s	23.9564

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Germaanium (Ge)

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63Ge

64Ge

65Ge

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68Ge

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78Ge

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80Ge

81Ge

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83Ge

84Ge

85Ge

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88Ge

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90Ge

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Nuclear Screening Constants

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