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Electrons in Atoms
Term | Definition |
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Energy Levels | Fixed energies around the nucleus |
Quantum | The amount of energy required to move an electron from one energy level to another |
Atomic Orbital | Describes the probability of finding an electron at various locations about the nucleus |
Electron Configuration | The arrangement of electrons in an atom |
Aufbau Principle | Electrons will occupy lower energy levels first before filling in higher energy elevels |
Pauli Exclusion Principle | A maximum of 2 electrons can occupy a single atomic orbital |
Hund's Rule | Elements with the same spin must occupy empty orbitals before occupying the same orbitals |
Noble Gases | Gases that have completely filled S and P orbitals, located in the last column of the periodic table |
Valence Electrons | The # of electrons in the outermost energy level |
Isoelectronic | Elements or ions that have the same electron configuration |