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Name: The Pauli Exclusion Principle
ID: m42618
Language: English (en)
Summary:
  • Define the composition of an atom along with its electrons, neutrons, and protons.
  • Explain the Pauli exclusion principle and its application to the atom.
  • Specify the shell and subshell symbols and their positions.
  • Define the position of electrons in different shells of an atom.
  • State the position of each element in the periodic table according to shell filling.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: atomic number, exclusion principle, multi-electron atom, Pauli exclusion principle, periodic table, quantum number, shells, subshells
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), OSC Physics Maintainer (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Latest version: 1.5 (history)
First publication date: Jan 18, 2012 9:30 am -0600
Last revision to module: Jul 19, 2012 1:07 pm -0500

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Version: 1.5 Jul 19, 2012 1:07 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.4 Jun 13, 2012 3:55 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.3 Jun 6, 2012 2:51 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.2 Jun 4, 2012 4:37 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.1 Jan 20, 2012 8:39 pm -0600 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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