a) IE1 of Germenium. ionization energy decreases down the group.
b) Here IE2 of Ga is higher because second valence electron of gallium is in s orbital whereas second valence electron of germenium is in p orbital.
c) IE3 of Ge is higher as this follows the trend.
d)IE4 of Ga is higher because the 4th valence electron of Ga is a core electron and the for Ge it is in s orbital and it takes higher energy to break a core electron than the orbital ones.
After 1st ionisation , Ga becomes [Ar] 3d¹⁰4s² and becomes stable . Its
2 nd ionisation requires higher amount of ionisation energy. In case of Ge , there are 2 electrons in outermost orbital so it becomes stable after ionisation of 2 electrons.
They are both halogens and have the same number of electrons on their outer shell.
Any element with 7 electrons in the outermost shell will have similar properties. Thus other elements in the same column of the periodic table as chlorine will have similar properties.
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