What is the valence electron configuration for carbon?
1 Answer
Feb 3, 2014
The valence configuration of carbon is 2s²2p².
Carbon has two valence electrons in the 2s subshell, plus two in the 2p subshell, so its valence electron configuration is 2s² 2p², totalling 4 valence electrons. We usually write the valence electron configuration as [He]2s²2p².
