JEE Main Chemistry question

The number of valence electrons in an **excited** carbon atom, and their orbital distribution, is

Answer: (C)

Solution

Ground-state carbon is 2s²2p², but on excitation (as invoked to explain tetravalency) one 2s electron is promoted to the empty

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Question ID VK-140016