What is the noble gas notation for germanium?

1 Answer
Apr 30, 2014

Germanium (Ge) is located in the 4th energy level (row) of the periodic table, column 14 (IVA). This position would be an electron configuration of

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p2

To convert this to the Noble Gas notation we revert back to the Noble Gas from period 3 of the periodic table Argon

Argon - Ar 1s22s22p63s23p6

We then replace this section of Germanium's electron configuration with [Ar].

[Ar]4s23d104p2

I hope this was helpful.
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