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What is the electron configuration for Li?

What is 1s2 2s2

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What four letters represent the orbitals?
What is s, p, d, f
100

What is the electron configuration of Cl?

What is [Ne] 3s2 3p5

100

What is the element that has this configuration: 

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2?

What is Mg

100
In order to fill the 3d orbital, what orbital must be filled in first?
What is the 4s orbital
200

What is the electron configuration of F?

What is 1s2 2s2 2p5

200
How many electrons can a s orbital have?
What is 2
200

What is the electron configuration of Ca?

What is [Ar] 4s2

200

What is the element with the following configuration:

 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3?

What is P

200
Out of these four orbitals, which one has the most energy: 1p 2d 3d 4s?
What is the 3d orbital
300

What is the electron configuration of Al?

What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

300
How many electrons can a p orbital have?
What is 6
300

What is the electron configuration of Zn?

What is [Ar] 4s2 3d10

300

What is the element with the following configuration:

 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6?

What is Fe

300
True or False The orbitals are filled from highest energy level to the lowest energy level.
What is false
400

What is the electron configuration of Ti?

What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d2

400
How many electrons can a d orbital have?
What is 10
400

What is the electron configuration of Ag?

What is [Kr] 5s2 4d9

400

What is the element that has this configuration: 

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5s2 4d2?

What is Zr

400
What is the Pauli exclusion principle?
What is states that only two electrons can occupy a single orbital
500

What is the electron configuration of Ni?

What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8

500
How many electrons can a f orbital have?
What is 14
500

What is the electron configuration of Ba?

What is [Xe] 6s2

500

What is the element that has this configuration:

 [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d9?

What is Au

500
What is the Aufbau principle?
What is states that electrons fill orbitals that have the lowest energy first
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