Orbital Notation

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What is orbital notation?

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Orbital notation is a way of representing the arrangement of electrons in an atom's orbitals using arrows to indicate the spin of electrons.

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What does the Aufbau principle state?

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The Aufbau principle states that electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals first before filling higher energy orbitals.

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What is Hund's Rule?

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Hund's Rule states that electrons will fill degenerate orbitals (orbitals of the same energy) 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 each orbital hold?

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Each orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.

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What is the shape of an s orbital?

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An s orbital is spherical in shape.

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What is the shape of a p orbital?

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A p orbital has a dumbbell shape.

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What is the maximum number of electrons in the n=2 energy level?

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The maximum number of electrons in the n=2 energy level is 8.

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What is the electron configuration for Bromine (Br)?

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The electron configuration for Bromine (Br) is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵.

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What does an orbital diagram represent?

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An orbital diagram visually represents the distribution of electrons in an atom's orbitals.