- Aufbau Principle: electrons enter orbitals of lowest energy first.
- Pauli Exclusion Principle: an orbital can only contain two electrons with opposite spin.
- Hund's Rule: within a sublevel, electrons enter singly before pairing up
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Rules for Placing Electrons
There are three basic rules for placing electrons. They are listed below:
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I like that you put these rules out here, it is a good place to keep them since they are very important!
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