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C - Carbon Z=6

Electron configuration: 1s22s22p2

Solar Abundance: 8.55 ± 0.05 (Grevesse et al. 1996)

Ions

ION

Spectrum

Configuration

I.P. (eV)

C

CI

1s22s22p2

  

C+

CII

1s22s22p

  

C2+

CIII

1s22s2

  

C3+

CIV

1s22s

  

C4+

CV

1s2

  

C5+

CVI

1s

  
References:
Grevesse N., Noels A., Sanyal A.J. 1996, ASP Conf. Series, 99, 117-126