germanium

• Élément chimique métalloïde semi-conducteur, de symbole Ge, de couleur gris-blanc et cassant, semblable au silicium, utilisé dans les transistors et autres composants électroniques ; il se trouve dans des minéraux comme la germanite et l'argyrodite.

A brittle, greyish-white semiconducting metalloid element, resembling silicon, used in transistors and other electronic components; it is found in minerals such as germanite and argyrodite.

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1. Chemical elementC1formalscientific

   A brittle, grey-white metalloid element with semiconducting properties, used in electronics and optics.

   Germanium (élément chimique)

   • Germanium is used in the production of fiber-optic systems.
   • Transistors were originally made from germanium before silicon became dominant.
   • The sample of germanium was purified for use in infrared optics.