Basic Information

Name:germanium

Symbol:ge

Classification:Germanium is a metalloid

color: gray-white

Atomic weight : 72.64

state: solid

Melting Point: 938 oC, 1210.6 K

Boiling Point: 2830 oC, 3103 K

Shells:2,8,18,4

Electron configuration:[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2

Density @ 20oC:5.323 g/cm3

Atomic volume:13.6 cm3/mol

Structure:diamond structure

Hardness: 6 mohs