Germanium - Revision history

Apm: /* Related */ added back-link to page chemical element

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Related: added back-link to page chemical element

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	== Related ==		== Related ==

			* '''[[Chemical element]]'''
	* See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]		* See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]
	* Group neighbours: [[Carbon]], [[Silicon]], '''Germanium''', [[Tin]], [[Lead]]		* Group neighbours: [[Carbon]], [[Silicon]], '''Germanium''', [[Tin]], [[Lead]]
	* [[tooltip chemistry]]		* [[tooltip chemistry]]

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	Germanium is the most scarce element of the [[carbon]] group. <br>		Germanium is the most scarce element of the [[carbon]] group. <br>
	But it may be the most useful in advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] with …		But it may be one of the most useful in advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] with …
	* its tetra-valency and		* its tetra-valency and
	* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)		* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)

Apm: /* As structural material */

2021-04-14T10:23:31Z

As structural material

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	As a structural material it's rather unsuitable due to its low abundance. <br>		As a structural material it's rather unsuitable due to its low abundance. <br>
	It forms an oxidic mineral in with the tetragonal rutile structure called '''argutite'''		It forms an oxidic mineral in with the tetragonal [[rutile structure]] called '''argutite'''
	just as all the heavier elements of the group do (and silicon does under extreme conditions as seen in the mineral [[stishovite]])		just as all the heavier elements of the group do (and silicon does under extreme conditions as seen in the mineral [[stishovite]])
	* Argutite GeO<sub>2</sub> (Mohs 6-7; ~6.28g/ccm; tetragonal; rutile structure)		* Argutite GeO<sub>2</sub> (Mohs 6-7; ~6.28g/ccm; tetragonal; rutile structure)

Apm: Extended and clarified on the usage in tool-tips paragarph

2021-03-13T13:43:26Z

Extended and clarified on the usage in tool-tips paragarph

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	* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)		* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)

	For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts. So low abundance is ~~a non~~ issue ~~here~~.		For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts.
			It's only needed on the tip of the tools. See the papers linked on the [[tooltip chemistry]] page.
			None of the surrounding machinery and structural framework in the [[nanofactory]] is likely to be critically dependent on germanium. So the low abundance of Germanium is not an issue.

	== As structural material ==		== As structural material ==
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	* See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]		* See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]
	* Group neighbours: [[Carbon]], [[Silicon]], '''Germanium''', [[Tin]], [[Lead]]		* Group neighbours: [[Carbon]], [[Silicon]], '''Germanium''', [[Tin]], [[Lead]]
			* [[tooltip chemistry]]

Apm: added sections "as structural material" and "related"

2020-06-21T14:25:33Z

added sections "as structural material" and "related"

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	For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts. So low abundance is a non issue here.		For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts. So low abundance is a non issue here.

	See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]		== As structural material ==

			As a structural material it's rather unsuitable due to its low abundance. <br>
			It forms an oxidic mineral in with the tetragonal rutile structure called '''argutite'''
			just as all the heavier elements of the group do (and silicon does under extreme conditions as seen in the mineral [[stishovite]])
			* Argutite GeO<sub>2</sub> (Mohs 6-7; ~6.28g/ccm; tetragonal; rutile structure)

			== Related ==

			* See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]
			* Group neighbours: [[Carbon]], [[Silicon]], '''Germanium''', [[Tin]], [[Lead]]

Apm: sentence split

2020-06-21T14:15:16Z

sentence split

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	* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)		* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)

	For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts so low abundance is a non issue here.		For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts. So low abundance is a non issue here.

	See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]		See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]

Apm: some elaborations

2020-06-21T14:14:34Z

some elaborations

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	Germanium is the most scarce element of the [[carbon]] group. <br>		Germanium is the most scarce element of the [[carbon]] group. <br>
	But it may be the most useful in advanced [[mechanosynthesis]]~~. <br>~~		But it may be the most useful in advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] with …
	~~It's~~ only ~~needed~~ in ~~traces there~~.		* its tetra-valency and
			* its bindnig strength that is neither to high as (as with carbon) or to low (as with lead or perhaps tin)

			For advanced [[mechanosynthesis]] germanium is needed only in extremely low trace amounts so low abundance is a non issue here.

	See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]		See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]

Apm: basic version of the page

2020-06-21T14:09:26Z

basic version of the page

New page

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Germanium is the most scarce element of the [[carbon]] group. <br>
But it may be the most useful in advanced [[mechanosynthesis]]. <br>
It's only needed in traces there.

See: [[tooltip chemistry]] & [[tooltip preparation zone]]