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ChemistryGENERAL CHEMISTRYElectronic ConfigurationMedium2 minQB

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Carbon has the electronic configuration $[He] 2 s^{2} 2 p^{2}$ rather than $2 s^{1} 2 p^{3}$ because :-

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The configuration $[He] 2 s^{2} 2 p^{2}$ is more stable because excitation energy to $2 s^{1} 2 p^{3}$ is greater than the stabilization from exchange energy.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GENERAL CHEMISTRYSubtopic:Electronic Configuration

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