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Germanium
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Discovered by Clemens Winkler in 1886
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Atomic Radii: 125 pm
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Melting Point: 938.25°C
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Boiling Point: 2833°C
Applications:
-germanium oxide used in wide angle camera lenses
-infrared spetroscope
-once used as transistors in thousands of electronic applications but othre types of semiconductors have replaced it
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