what are some of its applications?
35% for fiber-optics, 30% infrared optics, 15% polymerization catalysts, and 15% electronics.
Germanium
The major end uses for germanium in 2007, worldwide, were estimated to be: 35% for fiber-optics, 30% infrared optics, 15% polymerization catalysts, and 15% electronics and solar electric applications. The remaining 5% went into such uses as phosphors, metallurgy, and chemotherapy.
the number of valence electrons of the germanium element is UNANSWERABLE what is germanium? It is a chemical element with the symbol Ge. is it a metal? It is a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid. what is its atomic number? 32 who discovered it? UNANSWERABLE where can it be found? In the Earth's crust.
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Germanium [SEP] Applications
The major end uses for germanium in 2007, worldwide, were estimated to be: 35% for fiber-optics, 30% infrared optics, 15% polymerization catalysts, and 15% electronics and solar electric applications. The remaining 5% went into such uses as phosphors, metallurgy, and chemotherapy.