What is the ground-state electron configuration of neon (Ne)?

• A. $1s{2}^{}2s{1}^{}2p{6}^{}$
• B. $1s{2}^{}2s{2}^{}2p{4}^{}$
• C. $1s{2}^{}2s{2}^{}2p{6}^{}$
• D. $1s{2}^{}2s{2}^{}2p{5}^{}$

Answer: (C)