What is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral sulfur atom ($Z = 16$)?

A) $1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^2$

B) $1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^4$

C) $1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1 3p^5$

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