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What is the ground-state electron configuration of the element Germanium?


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Germanium:

  • Germanium is a p-block element having an atomic number 32 and an atomic symbol Ge.
  • Germanium belongs to Group-14 and fourth period.
  • Germanium is the greyish-white metalloid in the Carbon family.

Electronic configuration of Germanium:

  • The electronic configuration of Germanium at the ground state is 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p2.
  • It can also be written as [Ar]3d104s24p2

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