The general configuration of the outermost and penultimate shell is $(n - 1)s^2 (n - 1)p^6 (n - 1)d^x ns^2$. If $n = 4$ and $x = 5$,then the number of protons in the nucleus will be:

  • A
    $> 25$
  • B
    $< 24$
  • C
    $25$
  • D
    $30$

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