General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 8 - Electron Configurations and Periodicity - Questions and Problems - Page 331: 8.42

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We know that a. Not allowed because the two electrons in 1s orbital should have the opposite spins. b. Allowed because the electronic configuration is $1s^2 2s^2 2p^4$ c. Not allowed because 2s orbital can hold at the most two electrons having opposite spins. d. Not allowed because the unpaired electrons in 2p orbitals should have the parallel spins.
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