Electron configuration for Carbon (element 6). Orbital diagram

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C (Carbon) is an element with position number 6 in the periodic table. Located in the II period. Melting point: 3550 ℃. Density: 3.51 g/cm³.

Electronic configuration of the Carbon atom:
1s² 2s² 2p²

Reduced electronic configuration C:
[He] 2s² 2p²

Below is the electronic diagram of the Carbon atom

Distribution of electrons over energy levels in the C atom
1-st level (K): 2
2-st level (L): 4

Valence electrons of Carbon

The number of valence electrons in a Carbon atom - 4.
Below are their quantum numbers (N - energy, L - angular momentum, M - magnetic moment, S - spin )

Orbital	N	L	M	S
s	2	0	0	+1/2
s	2	0	0	-1/2
p	2	1	-1	+1/2
p	2	1	0	+1/2

Oxidation states of Carbon: -4, -3, -2, -1, +1, +2, +3, +4

Other elements

Electronic configurations of other elements

Boron (B) electron configuration
Nitrogen (N) electron configuration
Electronic configuration table

Carbon electron configuration

Valence electrons of Carbon

Electronic configurations of other elements