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Properties of substance:

germanium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

cubic metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Ge

Structural formula as text:

Ge

Molar/atomic mass: 72.59

Melting point (°C):

937

Boiling point (°C):

2850

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

mercury: 0.000003 (20°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 0.027 (300°C) [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1886

Density:

5.323 (25°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

6132Ge = 44 ms (β+ (100%))
6232Ge = 129 ms (β+ (100%))
6332Ge = 142 ms (β+ (100%))
6432Ge = 63.7 s (β+ (100%))
6532Ge = 30.9 s (β+ (100%), β+p (0.011%))
6632Ge = 2.26 h (β+ (100%))
6732Ge = 18.9 min (β+ (100%))
6832Ge = 270.93 d (electron capture (100%))
6932Ge = 39.05 h (β+ (100%))
69m32Ge = 5.1 μs (internal transition (100%))
69n32Ge = 2.81 μs (internal transition (100%))
7032Ge = stable ( (isotopic abundance 20,57%))
7132Ge = 11.43 d (electron capture (100%))
7232Ge = stable ( (isotopic abundance 27,45%))
72m32Ge = 444.2 ns (internal transition (100%))
7332Ge = stable ( (isotopic abundance 7,75%))
73m32Ge = 2.92 μs (internal transition (100%))
73n32Ge = 499 ms (internal transition (100%))
7432Ge = stable ( (isotopic abundance 36,5%))
7532Ge = 82.78 s (β- (100%))
75m32Ge = 47.7 s (internal transition (about 100%), β- (0.030%))
75n32Ge = 216 ns (internal transition (100%))
7632Ge = 1.66 · 1021 y (2β- (100%) (isotopic abundance 7,73%))
7732Ge = 11.211 h (β- (100%))
77m32Ge = 53.7 s (β- (81%), internal transition (19%))
7832Ge = 5.09 s (β- (100%))
78m32Ge = 110 ns (internal transition (100%))
7932Ge = 18.98 s (β- (100%))
79m32Ge = 39.0 s (β- (96%), internal transition (4%))
8032Ge = 29.5 s (β- (100%))
8132Ge = 8 s (β- (100%))
8232Ge = 4.56 s (β- (100%))
8332Ge = 1.85 s (β- (100%))
8432Ge = 951 ms (β- (100%), β-n (10.7%))
8532Ge = 494 ms (β- (100%), β-n (16.5%))
8632Ge = 226 ms (β- (100%), β-n (45%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.01 (1414°C)
0.1 (1588°C)
1 (1802°C)
10 (2074°C)
100 (2430°C)

Surface tension (mN/m):

600 (959°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

31.1 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

23.4 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

37

References:

  1. Гринвуд Н., Эрншо А. Химия элементов. - Т.1. - М.: БИНОМ. Лаборатория знаний, 2008. - pp. 347-348 [Russian]
  2. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 50 [Russian]
  3. Давыдов В.И. Германий. - М.: Металлургия, 1964 [Russian]
  4. Назаренко В.А. Аналитическая химия германия. - М.: Наука, 1973. - pp. 7-17 [Russian]
  5. Некрасов Б.В. Основы общей химии. - Т.1. - М.: Химия, 1973. - pp. 626-627 [Russian]
  6. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 61 [Russian]
  7. Энциклопедия для детей. - Т.17: Химия. - М.: Аванта+, 2004. - pp. 216 [Russian]

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