2.6 Electron Configurations and Orbital Notations

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What is the electron configuration of hydrogen?

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1s¹

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What is the electron configuration of chlorine?

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[Ne] 3s² 3p⁵

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What is the electron configuration of magnesium?

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[Ne] 3s²

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What principle states that all orbitals of equal energy are occupied by one electron before any single orbital is occupied by a second electron?

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Hund’s rule

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What is the electron configuration of argon?

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[Ne] 3s² 3p⁶

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What is the Aufbau principle?

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Electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals first.

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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 maximum number of electrons that can occupy an s orbital?

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2 electrons

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

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6 electrons

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

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10 electrons