Q: What kind of energy positions do electrons occupy during ground state?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Oxygen has 6 valence electrons in its ground state. Remember that ground state refers to the neutral atom in which the electrons occupy the lowest possible energy positions. Oxygen is two electrons away from being isoelectronic with the nearest noble gas. Oxygen will therefore form ions by gaining two electrons to become isoelectronic with neon, as shown below:.

 Choices:

- closest energy positions

- relative energy positions

- highest energy positions

- lowest energy positions


A:
lowest energy positions