Orbital Notation

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What is orbital notation?

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Orbital notation is a way of representing the arrangement of electrons in an atom's orbitals using arrows to indicate the spin of electrons.

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What does the Aufbau principle state?

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

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What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the s sublevel?

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The s sublevel can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.

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

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The p sublevel can hold a maximum of 6 electrons.

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

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The d sublevel can hold a maximum of 10 electrons.

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What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the f sublevel?

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The f sublevel can hold a maximum of 14 electrons.

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What is Hund's rule?

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Hund's rule states that electrons will fill degenerate orbitals singly before pairing up in orbitals.

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What is the Pauli exclusion principle?

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The Pauli exclusion principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers.

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How do you determine the electron configuration of an element?

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The electron configuration of an element is determined by the number of electrons and the order of filling according to the Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, and the Pauli exclusion principle.

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What is an orbital diagram?

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An orbital diagram is a visual representation of the arrangement of electrons in an atom's orbitals, using boxes to represent orbitals and arrows to represent electrons.