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Consider the orbital diagram

shown. Which electron rule is
broken in the diagram?
1
1s 2s
2p
A. Aufbau Principle
B. Hund's Rule
C. Pauli Exclusion Principle

Consider the orbital diagram shown. Which electron rule is broken in the diagram? 1 1s-example-1

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Answer: Aufbau Principle

Step-by-step explanation:

Aufbau Principle - states that lower energy orbits must be completely filled before moving onto a higher energy level

Hund's Rule - pairing rule; all boxes in the level must be given one arrow before adding a second arrow

Pauli Exclusion Principle - each box must contain two arrows pointing in different directions

This question doesn't completely fill the 1s level before moving onto the next 2s level. Therefore, the digram violates the Aufbau Principle.

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