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Why is carbon tetravalent in the majority of its compounds?
Why is carbon tetravalent in the majority of its compounds?
- An electron from the 2s orbital is promoted to an empty 2pz orbital (correct)
- It forms double bonds with other elements
- It has an extra 2s orbital
- It undergoes a process of nuclear fusion
What is the ground state electronic configuration of carbon?
What is the ground state electronic configuration of carbon?
- 1s2 2s1 2p1
- 1s2 2s2 2p2
- 1s2 2s1 2p2
- 1s2 2s2 2p1 (correct)
What is the excited state electronic configuration of carbon?
What is the excited state electronic configuration of carbon?
- 1s2 2s2 2p1 x 2p2 y 2p1 z
- 1s2 2s1 2p1 x 2p1 y 2p1 z (correct)
- 1s2 2s1 2p2 x 2p1 y 2p1 z
- 1s2 2s2 2p1 x 2p1 y 2p1 z
What is the ground state electronic configuration of carbon?
What is the ground state electronic configuration of carbon?
What is the most stable electronic configuration of a carbon atom?
What is the most stable electronic configuration of a carbon atom?
What causes the apparent anomaly of carbon being tetravalent in the majority of its compounds?
What causes the apparent anomaly of carbon being tetravalent in the majority of its compounds?
What is the promoted electronic configuration of carbon from ground state to excited state?
What is the promoted electronic configuration of carbon from ground state to excited state?
Explain the apparent anomaly of carbon being tetravalent in the majority of its compounds despite having a stable electronic configuration of divalent.
Explain the apparent anomaly of carbon being tetravalent in the majority of its compounds despite having a stable electronic configuration of divalent.
What is the ground state electronic configuration of carbon?
What is the ground state electronic configuration of carbon?
What is the underlying reason for carbon being tetravalent in the majority of its compounds despite having a stable electronic configuration of divalent?
What is the underlying reason for carbon being tetravalent in the majority of its compounds despite having a stable electronic configuration of divalent?
Explain the concept of the excited state electronic configuration of carbon and its significance in relation to its tetravalent nature.
Explain the concept of the excited state electronic configuration of carbon and its significance in relation to its tetravalent nature.
How does the promotion of an electron from the 2s orbital to an empty 2pz orbital in carbon's excited state electronic configuration contribute to its tetravalent behavior?
How does the promotion of an electron from the 2s orbital to an empty 2pz orbital in carbon's excited state electronic configuration contribute to its tetravalent behavior?
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