Practice Filling of Orbitals in Atom - 2.6.4 | 2. Structure of Atom | CBSE 11 Chemistry Part 1
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2.6.4 - Filling of Orbitals in Atom

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the Aufbau principle?

💡 Hint: Think about how you would fill a series of levels.

Question 2

Easy

How many electrons can occupy an orbital?

💡 Hint: Consider Pauli's Exclusion Principle.

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Question 1

What is the rule that states no two electrons in the same atom can have identical quantum numbers?

  • Hund's Rule
  • Aufbau Principle
  • Pauli Exclusion Principle

💡 Hint: Think about how electrons are arranged in orbitals.

Question 2

True or False: According to Hund's Rule, electrons will pair up in degenerate orbitals before each orbital is singly filled.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the arrangement of electrons in orbitals.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If an atom has 20 electrons, what would be its electron configuration?

💡 Hint: Use the rules to fill orbitals according to their increasing energy levels.

Question 2

Explain why copper (Cu) has an electron configuration of [Ar] 3d10 4s1 instead of the expected 3d9 4s2.

💡 Hint: Think about the stability associated with filled and half-filled subshells.

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