Question

Which electron configuration represents the element carbon (atomic number 6)?

Answer 1

1s^2 2s^2 2p^2 is the electronic configuration for carbon I think

Answer 2

Answer : The electron configuration of the element carbon is,
`1s^22s^22p^2`

Explanation :

The given element is, carbon.

The atomic number of carbon is, 6

As we know that the atomic number is equal to the number of proton and number of electrons.

Thus the number of electrons on carbon = 6

The electron configuration of the element carbon will be,
`1s^22s^22p^2`