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Which set of orbitals are partially filled in a germanium atom ? Will award the answer best answer asap.?

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  • Brent
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    4 years ago
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    Germanium has 32 electrons. It is a semimetal (or metalloid), often used in semiconductor devices.

    First three rows are full, and the fourth row is partially full:

    1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p2

    From this, in ground state, the 4p energy sublevel is partially filled with 2 atoms out of its maximum of 6.

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