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Discuss the filling of electron in a carbon atom. |
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Answer» Solution :The CARBON atom has six electrons. According to Aufbau principle, the electronic configuration is `1s^2, 2s^2, 2p^2` It can be represented as below,  In this CASE, in order to minimise the electron - electron REPULSION, the sixth electron enters the unoccupied `2p_y` orbital as PER Hunds RULE. i.e., it does not get paired with the fifth electron already present in the `2P_x` orbital. |
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