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Question #8a74c

Answer 1

The electron configuration for carbon is `1s^2 2s^2 2p^2`.

The noble gas configuration for carbon would use the noble gas in the row above carbon on the periodic table which would be Helium.
Helium has an electron configuration of `1s^2`.
By replacing the `1s^2` with the noble gas [He] we get a noble gas notation for carbon of [He] `2s^2 2p^2`.

However, most chemists do not use noble gas notation for the first 18 elements of the periodic table.