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Who stated an Electron Must Occupy The Lowest Available Energy Orbital?
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∙ 8y ago
While I am not sure who stated it, that's a general tendency in nature, and not just for electrons - i.e., for systems to go to the lowest possible energy level.
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Why does the s orbital fill before the p orbital?
It has a lower energy level. All else being equal, electrons tend to go into the lowest energy orbital with space available.
Electrons must be added one at a time to the lowest energy orbital available according to?
the aufbau principle
Why does 4s orbital start filling while 3p orbital is empty?
The electrons fill in the lowest energy orbital that is available. Electrons in the 4s orbital have a lower energy level than electrons in the 3p orbital, so the 4s orbitals are filled with electrons first.
What is the lowest energy level that has f orbital?
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What is the energy level and orbital for K?
Assuming K stands for potassium, an element with 19 electrons, the electron configuration is as follows: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s13p64s1 The electron configuration shows the orbitals is order of energy level. The 4s orbital being at the highest energy level and the 1s orbital being at the lowest energy level. As 2px, 2py and 2pz exist, there are three 2p orbitals that occur at the p level, allowing the element to carry 6 electrons, 2 in each orbital. There is a specific order in listing the orbitals
Why does the s orbital fill before the p orbital?
It has a lower energy level. All else being equal, electrons tend to go into the lowest energy orbital with space available.
What is HOMO and LUMO?
HOMO stands for highest occupied molecular orbital, representing the highest energy level at which an electron can be found in a molecule. LUMO stands for lowest unoccupied molecular orbital, representing the lowest energy level at which an electron can be promoted to in a molecule. These orbitals are important in understanding chemical reactivity and properties.
Electrons must be added one at a time to the lowest energy orbital available according to?
the aufbau principle
If Assuming all orbitals are the same in energy level which type of orbital has the lowest energy?
The s orbital has the lowest energy level.
Why does 4s orbital start filling while 3p orbital is empty?
The electrons fill in the lowest energy orbital that is available. Electrons in the 4s orbital have a lower energy level than electrons in the 3p orbital, so the 4s orbitals are filled with electrons first.
What is the lowest energy level that has f orbital?
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What is the natural thing for the electron to do?
It is rather difficult to answer this question without some sort of context. However, in general terms, I would say that an electron will always occupy the lowest possible energy state. If one is considering a single atom, then an electron will always occupy the lowest energy orbital (for a full list of orbital energies see the Wikipedia article "electronic configuration"). However, if other atoms are present then the electron will not necessarily occupy the lowest energy orbital. For example, in the formation of sulfur hexafluoride electrons are promoted from the 3s and 3p sub shells to the 3d sub shell, whilst this does require energy, the energy released in bonding with fluorine more than compensates for this. I hope this answers your question
What is energy of electron when it is closest to the nucleus?
The energy level closest to the nucleus is the 1s orbital and can hold 2 electrons as do all s orbitals. Every electron orbital has a distinct shape and number. The 1s orbital has the same shape the 2s orbital and the 3s orbital and so forth. There are other orbital shapes such as p, d, and f. Regardless of the number or level of the orbital, all p orbitals are the same shape and all d orbitals are the same shape. Orbitals differ in distance from the nucleus and the distance is indicated by the number before the orbital shape.
The structure of each successive element is found by adding one proton to the atom's nucleus and one electron to the lowest-energy orbital availble?
Aufbau Principle
What is the lowest energy level that can have a d orbital?
3d
Which the lowest energy level that can have a p orbital?
2p
What is the energy level and orbital for K?
Assuming K stands for potassium, an element with 19 electrons, the electron configuration is as follows: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s13p64s1 The electron configuration shows the orbitals is order of energy level. The 4s orbital being at the highest energy level and the 1s orbital being at the lowest energy level. As 2px, 2py and 2pz exist, there are three 2p orbitals that occur at the p level, allowing the element to carry 6 electrons, 2 in each orbital. There is a specific order in listing the orbitals
