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Germanium compounds: germanium telluride

The germanium in germanium telluride formally is in the oxidation state 2.

Germanium telluride

Formula as often written: GeTe
Hill system formula: Ge₁Te₁
CAS registry number: [12025-39-7]
Formula weight: 200.21
Class: telluride

Synonyms

germanium telluride
germanium(II) telluride

Physical properties

Colour:
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 725°C
Boiling point:
Density: 6160 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in germanium telluride
Element	%
Ge	36.27
Te	63.73

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the GeTe unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ge₁Te₁

mass  %
190   0.1 
191   0.0 
192   2.5 _
193   0.9 
194   7.7 ____
195   8.5 ____
196  27.6 ______________
197  11.6 ______
198  62.5 _______________________________
199  17.7 _________
200 100.0 __________________________________________________
201  12.9 ______
202  95.8 ________________________________________________
203  11.3 ______
204  62.8 _______________________________
205   0.0 
206  10.9 _____

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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