Germanium Research Paper

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Germanium has 32 protons and 41 neutrons in the nucleus of each of its atoms. Between it’s 4 energy levels it has 32 electrons. 2 in the first, 8 in the second, 18 in the third and 4 in the last energy level. The 4 electrons in the last level are called valence electrons. Valence electrons are the number of electrons the atom must gain/loose to have a full outer shell. An atom’s outer shell is the energy level furthest away from the nucleus, each of the other energy levels are sub shells
Germanium atoms have a mass of 72.61 amu (atomic mass unit). It's radius is 211 pm (picometer: 0.000000000001 of a meter). The atomic volume of germanium is 13 cm^3/mol. Mol stands for mole which is the unit of measure for large quantities of particles, molecules...
Germanium is in the fourth period (row) and 14th group (column). The 14th group is the carbon group, the carbon group consists of carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, lead and flerovium. The carbon group and the elements within it have some common …show more content…

Germanium is considered to be a heavy metal which means it's bad for aquatic ecosystems. It's not the most abundant element but as a planet we produce approximately 80 tons per year. Of those 80 tons we each inhale around 1mg a day (not a lot). Germanium alone is harmful to the environment but when it's combined with other elements it can become deadly and dangerous for us too. Some of these compounds are germanium hydride and germanium tetrahydride because they’re extremely flammable and combustible. Other compounds with germanium are germanium phosphate, germanium hydride, germanium nitrate, germanium bromide, germanium iodine, germanium chloride, germanium oxide, germanium chromide, germanium sulfide, germanium fluoride, germanium hypochlorite, germanium chlorate, germanium telluride, germanium dichromate, germanium selenide, germanium tungstate, germanium arsenide, germanium cyanide, germanium phosphide and germanium

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