Unlocking Carbon's Secrets Electronic Configurations and Valency in the Carbon Family

The video tutorial covers Group 4 elements, including carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, and lead. It explains their atomic numbers and electronic configurations, highlighting that the differentiating electron enters the P orbital, classifying them as P block elements. Carbon is used as an example, with its atomic number and electronic configuration detailed. The general outermost electronic configuration of Group 4 elements is NS2NP2, with four valence electrons.

Which of the following elements is NOT a Group 4 element?

• Carbon

• Tin

• Oxygen

• Silicon

What is the significance of the differentiating electron entering the P orbital in Group 4 elements?

• It shows they are noble gases.

• It indicates they are transition metals.

• It classifies them as P block elements.

• It makes them S block elements.

What is the atomic number of carbon?

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 4

In carbon, where do the last or differentiating electrons enter?

• 2S orbital

• 2P orbital

• 3P orbital

• 1S orbital

What is the general outermost electronic configuration of Group 4 elements?

• NS2NP1

• NS1NP2

• NS2NP3

• NS2NP2