Electron Configurations and Orbital Notation

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What is the electron configuration for a Nitrogen atom?

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1s² 2s² 2p³

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What is Hund's Rule?

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Hund's Rule states that electrons will occupy degenerate orbitals singly before pairing up.

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What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

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The Pauli Exclusion Principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers.

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How many electrons can the s sublevel hold?

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2

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How many electrons can the p sublevel hold?

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6

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What is the maximum number of electrons in the d sublevel?

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10

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What is the electron configuration for Oxygen?

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1s² 2s² 2p⁴

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What is the electron configuration for Fluorine?

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1s² 2s² 2p⁵

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What is the Aufbau Principle?

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The Aufbau Principle states that electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals first.

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What is an orbital diagram?

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An orbital diagram is a visual representation of the electron configuration of an atom, showing the distribution of electrons in orbitals.