The ground state electronic configuration of the $CO$ molecule (considering only valence electrons) is represented as:

  • A
    $KK \sigma 2s^2 \sigma^* 2s^2 \pi 2p_x^2 \pi 2p_y^2 \sigma 2p_z^2$
  • B
    $KK \sigma 2s^2 \sigma^* 2s^2 \sigma 2p_z^2 \pi 2p_x^2 \pi 2p_y^2$
  • C
    $KK \sigma 2s^2 \sigma^* 2s^2 \pi 2p_x^1 \pi 2p_y^1 \sigma 2p_z^2$
  • D
    $KK \sigma 2s^2 \sigma^* 2s^2 \pi 2p_x^2 \pi 2p_y^2$

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