What is the electronic configuration of the carbon atom?

Answer 1

the atomic number of carbon is 6...
therefore the configuration would be

1s^2 2s^2 2p^2

Answer 2

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The electronic configuration of the carbon atom, ls22s22p2, is responsible for the covalent bonding found in all compounds containing carbon. Unlike those elements at the extremes of the periodic table, carbon is neither electronegative like the halogens nor electropositive like the alkali metals. Because it is located in the middle group (IV A) of the representative elements, carbon, with four valence electrons, is not able to participate in ionic bonding. That is, with only six protons and six electrons in the neutral atom, carbon cannot afford to gain or to lose four electrons in order to become C-4(ls22s22p6) or C+4(ls22s02p0) in an ionic compound. Such a surplus of charge on such a small species is not stable. However, carbon is ideally suited for the electron sharing observed in covalent bonding; carbon achieves an octet by sharing its four valence electrons with four valence electrons from other atoms. Through this bonding, carbon obtains the ls22s22p6 noble gas configuration of neon.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Carbon Z=6

2 electrons on inner shell K we write this 1s2


4 electrons on the shell L as follows

2 electrons on the subshell 2s we write 2s2


2 electrons on the subshell 2p we write 2p2

we write 1s2 2s2 2p2

The number of electrons on the subshell should be written in exponant

Answer 5

1s^2 2s^2 2p^2