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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13, 4632-4641; doi:10.3390/ijms OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 /journal/ijms Article Preparation and Elastic Moduli of Germanate Glass Containing Lead and Bismuth Hj A. A. Sidek *, Hamid R. Bahari, Mohamed K. Halimah and Wan M. M. Yunus Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; E-Mails: h_bahari2002@ (H.R.B.); halimah@.my (M.K.H.); mahmood@.my (W.M.M.Y.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: sidek@.my; Tel.: +603 Fax: +603 Received: 31 January 2012; in revisedform: 5 March 2012 / Accepted: 30 March 2012 / Published: 11 April 2012 Abstract: This paper reports the rapid melt quenching technique preparation for the new family of bismuth-lead germanate glass (BPG) systems in the form of (GeO ) –(PbO) –(½Bi O ) where x = 0 to 40 mol%. Their densities with respect of Bi O 2 60 40−x 2 3 x 2 3 concentration were determined using Archimedes ’ method with acetone as a floatation medium. The current experimental data are compared with those of bismuth lead borate (B O ) –(PbO) –(Bi O ) . The elastic properties of BPG were studied using the ultrasonic 2 3 20 80−x 2 3 x pulse-ec