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The atomic number of silicon is 14. Its ground state electronic configuration is(a) 1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^4(b) 1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^3(c) 1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^2(d) 1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^1The question was posed to me at a job interview.This intriguing question comes from Alpha-Particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom in section Atoms of Physics – Class 12

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The correct CHOICE is (c) 1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^2

To EXPLAIN I would SAY: The atomic NUMBER of silicon is 14.

Therefore, ^14Si will have the following ELECTRONIC configuration:

1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^2



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