College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 28 - Multiple-Choice Questions - Page 1073: 7

Answer

The correct answer is: (a) Implies that in an atom no two electrons can have identical sets of quantum numbers.

Work Step by Step

In quantum mechanics, the Pauli exclusion principle states that fermions can not have the same quantum state in a system. Since electrons are fermions, the exclusion principle implies that no two electrons can have the same quantum state in an atom. The correct answer is: (a) Implies that in an atom no two electrons can have identical sets of quantum numbers.
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