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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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 maximum number of electrons in the f sublevel?

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14

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What is the Aufbau principle?

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

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What is Hund's rule?

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Electrons will fill degenerate orbitals singly before pairing up in the same orbital.

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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 the shorthand notation for electron configuration?

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

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What is the electron configuration for Neon?

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1s² 2s² 2p⁶