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what are the constituents of germanium\xa0 |
| Answer» \tGermanium, a chemical element places between silicon and tin in Group 14 of the periodic table.\tA hard, gray-white, lustrous and brittle metalloid acts in properties between metals and nonmetals.\tThe element is mostly distributed in nature, but it’s too reactive to occur free.\tGermanium has a diamond-like structure and is very similar to physical and chemical properties of silicon.\tThere are primary minerals which include germanite, argyrodite, Canfield site, and renierite. Only renierite and germanite have been used as commercial sources for the element. | |