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Apply the Skill 01.20 Silicon is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and its compounds can be as ordinary as beach sand. However, silicon also plays an indispensable role in modern devices such as computers, cell solar panels. A recent technology incorporates silicon in nanometer-sized particles called quantum dots that act as luminescent labels for pancreatic cancer cells. Identify the electron configuration of a silicon atom. 1s22s22p63s23d103p3 1s22522p63s23p2 1s22s22p63p4 1s22522p63s23p3 LINK TO TEXT By accessing this Question Assistance, you will learn while you earn points based on the Point Potential Policy set by yo

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Atomic number of silicon is 14

It electronic configuration is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^2

option B is the correct answer

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