Answer
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Work Step by Step
Germanium has 32 electrons.
Consider the subshells in the order of increasing energy.
An s subshell holds 2 electrons, p subshells hold 6 electrons, and d subshells hold 10 electrons.
1s: 2 electrons
2s: 2 electrons
2p: 6 electrons
3s: 2 electrons
3p: 6 electrons
4s: 2 electrons
3d: 10 electrons
4p: holds 6 electrons, but only 2 electrons are present in the 4p subshell because germanium only has 32 electrons.
