Electron Configuration

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What is electron configuration?

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The distribution of electrons in an atom's orbitals, indicating the energy levels and sublevels occupied by electrons.

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What is the noble gas shorthand notation for electron configuration?

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A method of writing electron configurations using the nearest noble gas to simplify the representation of electron arrangements.

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What is the electron configuration of Iodine?

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None of the provided options are correct; the correct configuration is [Kr]5s²4d¹⁰5p⁵.

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What is the electron configuration of Sulfur using noble gas method?

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[Ne]3s²3p⁴.

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What atom corresponds to the electron configuration [Xe] 6s²4f¹⁴5d⁹?

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Gold.

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What is the electron configuration of an oxygen atom?

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1s²2s²2p⁴.

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What atom matches the electron configuration 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰?

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Zinc.

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

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Two electrons, with opposite spins.

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What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

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No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers.

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What is Hund's Rule?

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Electrons will fill degenerate orbitals singly before pairing up.