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Ion C3+

Symbol C3+
Number 6
Atomic weight 12.0096000
Latin name Carboneum
English name Carbon
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Electronic configuration of of Carbon

C: 1s2 2s2 2p2C3+:1s22s12p0

Same electronic configuration has an ion of Carbon +3 and Li, B+2, N+4

The order of filling the shells with electrons of Carbon (C3+): 1s → 2s → 2p → 3s → 3p → 4s → 3d → 4p → 5s → 4d → 5p → 6s → 4f → 5d → 6p → 7s → 5f → 6d → 7p.

On the sub level ‘s’ there might be 2 electrons at most, on ‘p’ - up to 6, on ‘d’ - up to 10 and up to 14 on ‘f’

Carbon has 6 electrons, let's fill electronic layers in described order:

2 electrons on 1s-sub level

1 electron on 2s-sub level

Oxidation state of Carbon

Atoms of Carbon in compounds have an oxidation state of 4, 3, 2, 1, -1, -2, -4.

The oxidation state is the conditional charge of an atom in a compound: the bond in a molecule between atoms is based on the sharing of electrons, thus, if the atom’s charge virtually increases, then the oxidation state is negative (electrons carry a negative charge), if the charge decreases, then the oxidation state is positive.

Oxidation state of an ion C3+ = 3

Ions of Carbon

Valence of C3+

Atoms of Carbon in compounds have valence IV, III, II, I.

Valence of Carbon is an ability of an atom C to build chemical bounds. The valence is based on electronic configuration of atom: electrons participated in chemical bounds are known as valence electrons. In general the valence is:

The number of possible chemical bounds with other atoms

The valence has no sign.

Quantum numbers C 3+

Quantum numbers are defined by the last electron in configuration, for an ion C these numbers are N = 2, L = 0, Ml = 0, Ms = +½

Filling an electronic configuration (gif):

How to draw an electronic scheme of Carbon

Result:
Electronic configuration of of Carbon

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Periodic Table

s
p
d
f
1
18
 
1
 
1
H
1.008
2
13
14
15
16
17
2
4.003
 
2
 
3
6.938
4
9.012
5
B
10.806
6
C
12.01
7
N
14.006
8
O
15.999
9
F
18.998
10
20.18
 
3
 
11
22.99
12
24.304
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
26.982
14
28.084
15
P
30.974
16
S
32.059
17
35.446
18
39.948
 
4
 
19
K
39.098
20
40.078
21
44.956
22
47.867
23
V
50.942
24
51.996
25
54.938
26
55.845
27
58.933
28
58.693
29
63.546
30
65.38
31
69.723
32
72.63
33
74.922
34
78.971
35
79.901
36
83.798
 
5
 
37
85.468
38
87.62
39
Y
88.906
40
91.224
41
92.906
42
95.95
43
0
44
101.07
45
102.906
46
106.42
47
107.868
48
112.414
49
114.818
50
118.71
51
121.76
52
127.6
53
I
126.904
54
131.293
 
6
 
55
132.905
56
137.327
57
138.905
72
178.49
73
180.948
74
W
183.84
75
186.207
76
190.23
77
192.217
78
195.084
79
196.967
80
200.592
81
204.382
82
207.2
83
208.98
84
0
85
0
86
0
 
7
 
87
0
88
0
89
0
104
0
105
0
106
0
107
0
108
0
109
0
110
0
111
0
112
0
113
0
114
0
115
0
116
0
117
0
118
0
 
﹡6﹡
 
58
140.116
59
140.908
60
144.242
61
0
62
150.36
63
151.964
64
157.25
65
158.925
66
162.5
67
164.93
68
167.259
69
168.934
70
173.045
71
174.967
 
﹡7﹡
 
90
232.038
91
231.036
92
U
238.029
93
0
94
0
95
0
96
0
97
0
98
0
99
0
100
0
101
0
102
0
103
0

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