germanium

Summary

germanium is a chemical element^[1]. germanium draws 797 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #63 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• germanium is credited with the discovery of Clemens Winkler^[3].
• germanium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• germanium's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element^[5].
• Germany is named after germanium^[6].
• germanium is made of argyrodite^[7].
• germanium is made of briartite^[8].
• germanium is made of germanite^[9].
• germanium is made of renierite^[10].
• germanium is made of sphalerite^[11].
• germanium is made of fly ash^[12].
• germanium's location of discovery is recorded as Germany^[13].
• germanium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ge]^[14].
• germanium's element symbol is recorded as Ge^[15].
• germanium's chemical formula is recorded as Ge^[16].
• germanium is a type of metalloid^[17].
• germanium is a type of covalent network solid^[18].
• germanium is part of period 4^[19].
• germanium is part of group 14^[20].
• germanium's Commons category is recorded as Germanium^[21].
• germanium's Unicode character is recorded as 鍺^[22].
• germanium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1886^[23].
• germanium's found in taxon is recorded as Panax ginseng^[24].
• germanium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Germanium^[25].
• germanium's Commons gallery is recorded as Germanium^[26].
• germanium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+32'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4] and chalcophile element^[5]. Recorded subclass of include metalloid^[17] and covalent network solid^[18].

Origins

Germany is named after germanium^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4^[19], a period^[28] and group 14^[20], a group^[29].

Why It Matters

germanium draws 797 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #63 of 144).^[2] germanium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] germanium is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]