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Germanium has 5 naturally occurring stable isotopes: 70, 72, 73, 74, 76. Dozens of other radioactive isotopes can be created.

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How many isotopes does germanium have?

Germanium has 9 isotopes.


How many radioactive isotopes are there in germanium?

Natural germanium has only one radioactive isotope - germanium 76. 27 artificial radioisotopes of germanium are known.


What are germanium's common isotopes?

70Ge (21.23%) - 38 neutrons72Ge (27.66%) - 40 neutrons73Ge (7.73%) - 41 neutrons74Ge (35.94%) - 42 neutrons76Ge (7.44%) - 44 neutronsSee link below.


What are the most common isotopes of germanium?

69 and 67


Is germanium radioactive?

92.66% of the germanium found in nature is not radioactive. 7.44% of germanium is 76Ge, which has a very long half life of 1.78 x 1021 years.


What is the nuclear composition of the five naturally occurring isotopes of germanium having mass numbers of 70 72 73 and 76?

Each one has 32 protons, because that is the atomic number of germanium. The remaining nuclear mass is due to neutrons, of which there are 38, 40, 41, and 44 respectively from the lightest to the heaviest of these isotopes.


What does germanium taste like?

Germanium is a metalloid element that is not safe for consumption. Ingesting germanium can be toxic and lead to serious health issues. It is crucial to avoid tasting or ingesting any form of germanium.


What is mass number of germanium?

Germanium has five naturally occurring isotopes ranging in atomic mass number from 70 to 76. The number given in the periodic table is: 72,63


What elements does germanium react with?

Germanium can react with elements such as oxygen to form germanium dioxide, sulfur to form germanium sulfide, and halogens like chlorine to form various germanium halides. It can also form alloys with metals such as tin, copper, and silver.


What kind of bond will germanium and Fluorine form?

Germanium and fluorine will form an ionic bond, as germanium is a metalloid and fluorine is a non-metal. Germanium will donate electrons to fluorine to complete its outer electron shell, creating a stable ionic compound.


What do you call a germanium atom with two less neutrons?

an isotope of germanium. There are 5 stable isotopes of germanium (70, 72, 73, 74, and 76), so with two less neutrons than these you could have these isotopes (68, 70, 71, 72, or 74) of which the isotopes 68 and 71 are radioactive.


What is the form of germanium at 20C?

crystalline solid