Question

How many unpaired electrons the carbon atom possess in the ground state
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 1​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1)Two unpaired electrons

By Hund's rule, the electron configuration of carbon, which is 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2, is understood to correspond to the orbital diagram shown in c. Experimentally, it is found that the ground state of a neutral carbon atom does indeed contain two unpaired electrons

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Answer 2

Answer:

(1) 2 is the unpaired electrons the carbon atoms process in the ground state