Am I doing something wrong when adding an ad unit on Admob - android-studio

Hello I am a new developer and I have created my first app on Android Studios.
I used test ads made by Admob to test if my ads worked and they did. When I finally published my app with MY ad unit code for some reason it didn't work. I then checked online and found that it may take some time before they activate, so I waited and waited, until 3 days past and still it didn't work.
Here are the steps I took:
Follow the tutorial made by Admob to implement code for rewarded ads
Add network permissions
Linked my published app to Admob
Made an ad unit on Admob by clicking "ADD AD UNIT"
I was wondering whether or not I missed a step but if I did why would the test ads work but not the real ones.
I would have liked to contact Admob directly but they don't seem to have any customer service email. YOU ARE MY LAST HOPE PLEASE HELP. thank you
Code: MainActivity Class
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements RewardedVideoAdListener {
public static RewardedVideoAd mAd;
public static RewardedVideoAd mAd2;
public static MediaPlayer click;
public static MediaPlayer unlock;
public static MediaPlayer thud;
public static InterstitialAd mInterstitialAd;
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this.requestWindowFeature(getWindow().FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
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Constants.SCREEN_HEIGHT = dm.heightPixels;
setContentView(new GamePanel(this));
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mAd.setRewardedVideoAdListener(this);
mAd2 = MobileAds.getRewardedVideoAdInstance(this);
mAd2.setRewardedVideoAdListener(this);
loadAd();
click = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.click_sound);
unlock = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.unlock_sound);
thud = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.thud_sound);
mInterstitialAd = new InterstitialAd(this);
mInterstitialAd.setAdUnitId("ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/1033173712");
mInterstitialAd.loadAd(new AdRequest.Builder().build());
}
private void click() {
click.start();
}
private void unlock() {
unlock.start();
}
private void thud() {
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}
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mAd.loadAd("ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5224354917", new AdRequest.Builder().build());
}
if (!mAd2.isLoaded()) {
mAd2.loadAd("ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5224354917", new AdRequest.Builder().build());
}
}
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#Override
public void onRewarded(RewardItem reward) {
if (GamePanel.Ad1 == 1) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Congrats 30 Survival Points Added!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
if (GamePanel.Ad2 == 1) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Congrats 100 Survival Points Added!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
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#Override
public void onRewardedVideoAdLeftApplication() {
}
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public void onRewardedVideoAdClosed() {
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GamePanel.HighCoin = GamePanel.HighCoin + 30;
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GamePanel.HighCoin = GamePanel.HighCoin + 100;
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}
}
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public void onRewardedVideoAdFailedToLoad(int errorCode) {
}
#Override
public void onRewardedVideoAdLoaded() {
}
#Override
public void onRewardedVideoAdOpened() {
}
#Override
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}
}
And to load the code i used:
MainActivity.mInterstitialAd.show();
if (MainActivity.mAd.isLoaded())
MainActivity.mAd.show();
The ad unit code shown above is the test ad code given by Admob, which does work but I'm having trouble with the codes I make on Admob myself.

Thanks for the help, But i figured it out.
i forgot to put in my billing info on admob.

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