Question

Determine the electronic configuration for phosphorus, germanium and cesium.

Short answer

Phosphorus (15)$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^3$ , Germanium (32),$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}3d^{10}4s^{2}4p^2$

Cesium (55) .$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}3d^{10}4s^{2}4p^{6}4d^{10}5s^{2}5p^{6}6s^1$

Step-by-step solution

Given data

The given data is phosphorus, germanium and cesium element.

Concept of Electronic configuration

Electronic configuration, also called electronic structure, the arrangement of electrons in energy levels around an atomic nucleus.

Determine the electronic configuration 

Electronic Configuration of the elements is shown below.