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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about germanium. Discover this shiny metal named after Germany.

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For all the basics about germanium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For more information, fun facts, and incredible photos of germanium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
The first diodes and transistors were made not with silicon, but with germanium. Nowadays, major uses of germanium are fiber-optic systems and infrared optics, as well as in solar cell applications.
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