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Electron Configuration

The Atomic Orbitals

Electron Configuration
-is the way in which the
electrons are distributed
among the various orbitals
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration

Rule 1: Pauli’s Exclusion Principle


Rule 2: Hund’s Rule
Rule 3: Aufbau Principle
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration
1. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle
-proposed by Wolfgang Pauli
-“states that each orbital can
accommodate only 2 electrons and
these must have opposite spins”
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration
1. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle

4Be
1s 2 2s 2
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration
2. Hund’s Rule of Multiplicity
-proposed by Fritz Hund
-“electrons must occupy orbitals
singly first before pairing and have
parallel spins in orbitals of the same
energy level (degenerate orbitals)”
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration
2. Hund’s Rule of Multiplicity

6 C
1s 2 2s 2 2p 2
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration
2. Hund’s Rule of Multiplicity

7 N
1s 2 2s 2 2p 3
Rules in Writing the Electron Configuration
3. Aufbau Principle
-“Aufbau” (German name for building
up)
-“electrons are filled up in the orbitals
according to increasing, s < p < d < f
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