<Dl> <Dd> GeO + 2 H → Ge + 2 H O </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> GeO + 2 H → Ge + 2 H O </Dd> <P> The germanium for steel production and other industrial processes is normally reduced using carbon: </P> <Dl> <Dd> GeO + C → Ge + CO </Dd> </Dl>

The noble gas in the same period as germanium