[CHM 111] Difference Between Electron configurations

[Andrew J. Pounds]

The ground state is the LOWEST ENERGY configuration.  For example, for
Carbon it would be [He]2s^2 2p^2 .  If, in carbon, I moved a 2s electron
to the 2p and made the electron configuration [He]2s^1 2p^3 , then that
would be an excited state.


On 6/9/19 2:38 PM,  wrote:
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> What is the difference between an excited state electron configuration
> and a ground state electron configuration?  
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> Thanks, 
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Director of the Computational Science Program
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627

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