4 - Electron Configuration
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Practice Questions
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What is electron configuration?
💡 Hint: Think about where electrons are located in an atom.
What does the Aufbau principle state?
💡 Hint: It can be remembered as 'building up' from the base.
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What does electron configuration help predict?
💡 Hint: Think about how bonds are formed.
True or False: Electrons fill higher energy levels before lower ones.
💡 Hint: Recall the building-up concept.
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Using the principles of electron configuration, describe the reactivity of phosphorus based on its electron configuration.
💡 Hint: Analyze the outermost electrons to understand reactivity.
Calculate the electron configuration for copper and explain any exceptions to the general filling order.
💡 Hint: Remember that full d orbitals provide stability.
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