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Principal Energy Levels
Principal Energy Levels
The Quantum Mechanical Model of the
Atom
1. Describe the Quantum Mechanical Model.
⮚ It uses complex shapes of orbitals
(sometimes called electron clouds) in
which there is likely to be an electron.
⮚ Erwin Schrodinger used the
mathematical equations to describe the
likelihood of finding an electron in certain
position.
The Quantum Mechanical Model of the
Atom
.
2 Where can we find the electrons?
1. 3 Li
2. 10 Ne
3. 15 P
Electron Configuration
1. Aufbau’s Principle - lower
energy level must be filled
first before filling the next
energy level.
Electron Configuration
2. Hund’s Rule –Electrons are
filled in one at a time before
pairing.
Electron Configuration
3. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle–
no two electrons can have the
identical set of quantum
numbers or quantum states
simultaneously.