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What is the electronic configuration of carbon in it’s excited state?(a) 1s^22s^22p^4(b) 1s^22s^22p^3(c) 1s^22s^22p^5(d) 1s^22s^12p^4This question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.My question is from Valence Bond Theory in portion Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct option is (b) 1s^22s^22p^3

To explain I WOULD say: The electronic configuration of carbon in its GROUND state is GIVEN by 1s^22s^22p^4. When it’s in an excited state, that is when it loses an ELECTRON, that would be from 2p-orbital. So the excited state’s electronic configuration is 1s^22s^22p^3.



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