Quantum Theory Review Sheet 2024A

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What is the symbol of the atom or ion with the following orbital diagram?

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⁷N

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What does it mean if an electron configuration violates Aufbau's principle?

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It means that electrons are not filling the lowest energy orbitals first.

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Who proposed the concept of light as 'corpuscles'?

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Newton

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Where is the p-block located on the periodic table?

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To the right.

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What is an orbital diagram?

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A visual representation of the distribution of electrons in an atom's orbitals.

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What is Hund's Rule?

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Every orbital in a subshell is singly occupied before any orbital is doubly occupied.

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What is Pauli's 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 Aufbau Principle?

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Electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals first before filling higher energy levels.

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What is the maximum number of electrons in a p orbital?

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6 electrons.

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What is the shape of s orbitals?

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Spherical.