Question

Draw a series of pictures, similar to the ground states of$K,Sc,Co$and$Ge$.

Short answer

The ground states of $K\left(Z=19\right)$is $1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s$, $Sc\left(Z=21\right)$is$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d$,$Cu\left(Z=29\right)$is$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d^{10}$and$Ge\left(Z=32\right)$is$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d^{10}4p^2$.

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

We need to find the ground states of$K,Sc,Co$and$Ge$.

Simplify

The electron configuration for $K$$\left(Z=19\right)$is :

$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s$

The electron configuration for $Sc\left(Z=21\right)$is :

$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d$

The electron configuration for $Cu(Z=29)$is :

$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d^{10}$

The electron configuration for $Ge(Z=32)$is :

$1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d^{10}4p^2$