What is the complete ground state electron configuration of carbon?
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The question is asking for the electron configuration of a carbon atom in its ground state. To determine this, we need to know the number of electrons in carbon and how they are arranged in various atomic orbitals.
Answer
1s²2s²2p²
The final answer is 1s²2s²2p²
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The final answer is 1s²2s²2p²
More Information
Carbon's atomic number is 6, so it has 6 electrons. The electron configuration order fills the lowest energy orbitals first, resulting in 1s²2s²2p².
Tips
A common mistake is to incorrectly order the filling of orbitals. Remember that the 1s orbital is filled before 2s, and 2s is filled before the 2p orbitals.
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