Discovery of germanium

Germanium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white and similar in appearance to silicon. It is a metalloid in the carbon group that is chemically similar to silicon. Like silicon, germanium naturally reacts and forms complexes with oxygen in nature.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of germanium and Discovery of dysprosium happened in the same year
• Discovery of germanium happened 1 year after Discovery of neodymium
• Discovery of germanium happened 6 years after Discovery of gadolinium
• Discovery of germanium happened 6 years before Discovery of boron
• Discovery of germanium happened 7 years after Discovery of samarium

Timeline

1. Discovery of samarium1879
2. Discovery of gadolinium1880
3. Discovery of neodymium1885
4. Discovery of dysprosium1886
5. Discovery of germanium (this page)1886
6. Discovery of boron1892

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777