The semiconductor that came first: the very first transistor was made of germanium, not silicon.
- Atomic number
- 32
- Atomic mass
- 72.63 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p²
- Melting point
- 1,211.4 K · 938.3 °C
- Boiling point
- 3,106 K · 2,832.9 °C
- Density
- 5.323 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 2.01
- Period / Group
- 4 / 14
- Discovery year
- 1886