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Atoms, Electrons, Orbitals 2

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Total cards: 23•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Single electron of hydrogen occupy _ orbital

Back (Answer)

1s

#2
Front (Question)

Two electrons of helium occupy a _ orbital

Back (Answer)

1s

#3
Front (Question)

Hydrogen and helium electron configurations written as _ (2)

Back (Answer)

H: 1s1 (1 above s) He: 1s2

#4
Front (Question)

Spin quantum number of an electron can have a value of either _ or _

Back (Answer)

+ 1/2 -1/2

#5
Front (Question)

According to the Pauli exclusion principle, two electrons may occupy same orbital only _

Back (Answer)

When they have opposite spin

#6
Front (Question)

Opposite spin aka _

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Paired spin

#7
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Because two electrons fill 1s orbital, third electron of lithium must _

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Occupy orbital of higher energy

#8
Front (Question)

No orbital can contain

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More than two electrons

#9
Front (Question)

Lithium electron configuration

Back (Answer)

1s22s1

#10
Front (Question)

Period of a periodic table corresponds to principal quantum number of _

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Highest numbered occupied orbital (n = 1, etc.)

#11
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With beryllium (with 4 electrons) the _ becomes filled

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2s level

#12
Front (Question)

Next orbital to be filled after 2s (beginning with boron) are (3)

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2px 2py 2pz

#13
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2pxyz orbitals are of equal energy and are characterized by

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Boundary surfaces described as dumbbell shaped

#14
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Axes of 2p orbitals are at

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Right angles to each other

#15
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Regions (red and blue) of a single orbital may be separated by

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Nodal surfaces

#16
Front (Question)

Nodal surface is where wave function changes sign and probability of finding an electron

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Zero

#17
Front (Question)

With 2pxyz orbitals, each is singly occupied before _

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Any is double occupied

#18
Front (Question)

The general principle for orbitals of energy is known as _

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Hund’s rule

#19
Front (Question)

Countless organic compounds contain _ or both in addition to carbon (2)

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Nitrogen Oxygen

#20
Front (Question)

Most organic compounds also contain _

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Hydrogen

#21
Front (Question)

Valence electrons in second row elements are _ electrons (2)

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2s 2p

#22
Front (Question)

Because four orbitals (2s,2pxyz) are involved, max number of valence electrons in second row is

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8

#23
Front (Question)

For main group elements, number of valence electrons is equal to _

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Group number in periodic table (vII A)