Electron Configuration & Groups on the Periodic table

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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 electron configuration for silicon?

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1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p²

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What is the electron configuration for fluorine?

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1s² 2s² 2p⁵

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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, and all singly occupied orbitals have the same spin.

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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 significance of the periodic table groups?

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Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties and the same number of valence electrons.

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What is the electron configuration for Vanadium (V)?

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[Ar] 4s² 3d³

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What is orbital notation?

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A representation of the electron configuration of an atom using arrows to indicate the spin of electrons in orbitals.

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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 Aufbau principle?

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