Orbital Notation

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What is Pauli's Exclusion Principle?

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Orbitals can hold a maximum of two electrons with opposite spins.

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What does an orbital diagram represent?

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

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How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?

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The d sublevel can hold a maximum of 10 electrons.

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What does it mean for two electrons to have opposite spins?

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Opposite spins refer to the two electrons in the same orbital having spins that are opposite to each other, denoted as +1/2 and -1/2.

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What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy an orbital?

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An orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.

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What is the order of filling orbitals according to the Aufbau principle?

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Electrons fill orbitals from the lowest to highest energy level.

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What is Hund's Rule?

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Hund's Rule states that electrons must occupy each orbital singly before any orbital is doubly occupied.

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What is an orbital?

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An orbital is a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

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What is the shape of an s orbital?

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The s orbital has a spherical shape.

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What is the shape of a p orbital?

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The p orbital has a dumbbell shape.