Orbital Diagrams
Unknown Grade•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can draw and label an orbital diagram for the first 18 elements of the periodic table.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the Aufbau principle and explain how it guides the filling of orbitals in an atom.
2. Using the Aufbau principle, draw the orbital diagram for the element with atomic number 10. Label each orbital and indicate the number of electrons in each.
3. Explain the Pauli Exclusion Principle and how it affects the arrangement of electrons in an orbital diagram.
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