Monday, January 30, 2012

How many electrons does carbon have, and how are they divided on the shells?

Carbon has six electrons. Hence, using the 1s, 2s, 2p notation for atomic orbitals, the electrons are divided up as follows: -



The 1s shell has two electrons



The 2s shell has two electrons



The 2p shell has two electrons.

How many electrons does carbon have, and how are they divided on the shells?
carbon has six electrons which are divided into two shells.

in the inner shell there are two electrons and in the outer shell there are four electrons.
Reply:The number of electrons that carbon has can be deduced by looking at its proton number. Carbon's proton number is 6. In any element, the 1st shell consists of only 2 electrons as well as in carbon. Thus, only 4 electrons remains. The 2nd and following shells can have a max number of 8 electrons. So, the 2nd shell of carbon has the remaining 4 electrons. Also%26gt;refer to its electronic configuration...
Reply:The number of electrons an element has is the same as its atomic number. Carbon is 6, so it has 6 electrons.



The first shell can have 2, then next one can have 8, so carbon will be 2,4.
Reply:6 electrons



2 spinning in opposite direction in a level one 's' orbital, then another 2 oppositely spinning in a level 2 's' orbital, then 2 spinning in the same direction in a level 2'p' orbital.



this is better shown by



1s(2), 2s(2), 2p(2)



or by

http://intro.chem.okstate.edu/1515SP01/L...


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