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Prediction of germanium by Mendeleev in the 1869 periodic table

Germanium (Ge) is a chemical element with atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, greyish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to silicon (Si) and tin (Sn). In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev predicted the existence of germanium (and later some of its properties) based on its position in his periodic table (extract pictured). In 1886, Clemens Winkler discovered the element in a rare mineral called argyrodite. Mendeleev's predictions closely matched the properties of germanium, and this contributed to the wider acceptance of his periodic table. Germanium is a semiconductor used in transistors and various electronic devices, fibre-optic systems, infrared optics, solar cell applications, and light-emitting diodes. It is mined primarily from sphalerite (a zinc ore), along with silver, lead, and copper ores. (Full article...)

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-'''[[Germanium]]''' is a [[chemical element]] with symbol Ge and [[atomic number]] 32. It is a lustrous, hard, greyish-white [[metalloid]] in the [[carbon group]], chemically similar to [[silicon]] (Si) and [[tin]] (Sn). In 1869, [[Dmitri Mendeleev]] [[Mendeleev's predicted elements|predicted]] the existence of germanium, and later some of its properties, based on its position in his [[periodic table]] ''(extract pictured)''. In 1886, [[Clemens Winkler]] discovered the element in a rare mineral called [[argyrodite]]. Mendeleev's predictions closely matched the properties of germanium, and this contributed to the wider acceptance of his periodic table. Germanium is a [[semiconductor]] used in [[transistor]]s and various [[electronics|electronic]] devices, [[fibre-optic]] systems, [[infrared vision|infrared optics]], [[solar cell]] applications, and [[light-emitting diode]]s. It is mined primarily from [[sphalerite]] (a [[zinc]] ore), along with [[silver]], [[lead]], and [[copper]] ores. {{TFAFULL|Germanium}}
+'''[[Germanium]]''' (Ge) is a [[chemical element]] with [[atomic number]] 32. It is a lustrous, hard, greyish-white [[metalloid]] in the [[carbon group]], chemically similar to [[silicon]] (Si) and [[tin]] (Sn). In 1869, [[Dmitri Mendeleev]] [[Mendeleev's predicted elements|predicted]] the existence of germanium (and later some of its properties) based on its position in his [[periodic table]] ''(extract pictured)''. In 1886, [[Clemens Winkler]] discovered the element in a rare mineral called [[argyrodite]]. Mendeleev's predictions closely matched the properties of germanium, and this contributed to the wider acceptance of his periodic table. Germanium is a [[semiconductor]] used in [[transistor]]s and various [[electronics|electronic]] devices, [[fibre-optic]] systems, [[infrared vision|infrared optics]], [[solar cell]] applications, and [[light-emitting diode]]s. It is mined primarily from [[sphalerite]] (a [[zinc]] ore), along with [[silver]], [[lead]], and [[copper]] ores. {{TFAFULL|Germanium}}
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