Orbital Diagrams Worksheet
This worksheet covers the basics of drawing and interpreting orbital diagrams for various elements, including Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, and Pauli exclusion principle.
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Orbital Diagrams Worksheet
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1. The principle states that electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first.
2. Hund's rule states that electrons will occupy separate orbitals within a subshell with spins before pairing up.
3. The Pauli exclusion principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four numbers.
1. Which of the following elements has the electron configuration 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p¹?
Carbon
Aluminum
Oxygen
Sulfur
2. How many orbitals are there in the 3d subshell?
1
3
5
7
1. Draw the orbital diagram for Nitrogen (N).
2. Draw the orbital diagram for Oxygen (O).
3. Draw the orbital diagram for Magnesium (Mg).
1. A p subshell can hold a maximum of 6 electrons.
True
False
2. All electrons in an s orbital have the same spin.
True
False
1. Explain why an orbital diagram for an atom must obey Hund's Rule.
2. What is the significance of drawing arrows pointing in opposite directions within an orbital box?