The Discovery of Germanium and Its Isotopes:The Fusion of Scientific Method and Scientific Thought
In 1871,Mendeleev predicted the existence and properties of germanium and named it'eka-silicon'.In 1885,The German analytical chemist Winkler realized the existence of a new element when he analyzed the ore called'Argyrodite'.By 1886,Winkler successfully produced the metal element and named it Germanium.After the properties of Germanium were determined,it was confirmed that it was exactly the'eka-silicon'predicted by Mendeleev,thus proving the predictive function of the periodic law of the elements.After the 1920s,the discovery of Germanium isotopes is not only the result of the accumulation of scientific knowledge,but also the crystallization of the fusion of scientific methods and ideas.
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