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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:GermaniumSymbolGermaniumSymbol1.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Germanium]].]]
[[Germanium]] is a [[Group 4]] [[metalloid]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with an [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] of 32.
: [[Germanium]] is a shiny [[solid]] at [[STP|room temperature]].
==Key Stage 4==
[[File:GeKS4.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Germanium]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Germanium]] is a [[Group 4]] [[metalloid]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with 32 [[proton]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
===About IodineGermanium===
: [[Germanium]] has the [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] [[Germanium|Ge]].
====Atomic Structure====
: The most [[Stable Isotope|stable isotope]] of [[Germanium]] has 41 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 73.
: [[Germanium]] is in [[Period]] 4 of the [[Periodic Table]] because it has 4 [[Electron Orbital|electron shells]].
====Properties====
: [[Germanium]] is a [[metalloid]] [[element]] so in some conditions it is an [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductor]].
: [[Germanium]] is a shiny [[solid]] at [[STP|standard temperature and pressure]] and has a high [[Melting Point|melting point]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158762/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158762&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a0fffa35b3ea49a63404f6704e0df7cc ''Germanium, pages 32-3, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']