An atomic orbital is a mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by

Aufbau's principle

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Heisenberg's uncertainity principle

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Hund's rule

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Pauli's exclusion principle

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The correct option is A Aufbau's principle
Option: (a)

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Q. Match the following:

Rules	Statements
A) Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity	P) No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers
B) Aufbau principle	Q) Half-filled and completely filled orbitals have extra stability
C) Pauli's exclusion principle	R) Pairing of electrons in the orbitals belonging to the same subshell does not take place until each orbital is singly occupied
D) Hiesenberg's Uncertainity Principle	S) It is impossible to determine the exact position and exact momentum of a subatomic particle simultaneously
	T) In the ground state of atoms, orbitals are filled in the order of their increasing energies

Q. Match the following:

Rules	Statements
A) Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity	P) No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers
B) Aufbau principle	Q) Half-filled and completely filled orbitals have extra stability
C) Pauli's exclusion principle	R) Pairing of electrons in the orbitals belonging to the same subshell does not take place until each orbital is singly occupied
D) Hiesenberg's Uncertainity Principle	S) It is impossible to determine the exact position and exact momentum of a subatomic particle simultaneously
	T) In the ground state of atoms, orbitals are filled in the order of their increasing energies

If carbon atom has electronic configuration 1 $s^{6}$ , it would have energy lower than that of the normal ground state configuration 1 $s^{2}$ 2 $s^{2}$ 2 $p^{2}$ . Yet 1 $s^{6}$ is not observed because it violates

Q. According to the Aufbau principle , the

19^{t h}

electron in an atom goes into the ______ orbital.

Q. If the nitrogen atom had an electronic configuration of

1 s^{7}

it would have lower energy than that of the normal ground state configuration

1 s^{2}, 2 s^{2}, 2 p^{3}

because the electrons would be closer to the nucleus.

1 s^{7}

is not observed because it violates:

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An atomic orbital is a mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by

The correct option is A Aufbau's principle Option: (a)

The correct option is A Aufbau's principle
Option: (a)