Was originally discovered in 1886 by C.A Winkler in Germany

Germanium has recently been used to make nano wires for electronics

Melting point
937 °C
Boiling point
2830 °C



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Germanium is a metal and a semiconductor

germanium is also recovered commercially from silver, lead, and copper ores as a solid or a metaloid

People now have started to put germanium in their guitar amplifier to make their guitar sound better.

Density
5.3 g.cm-3 at 20°C