Chapter 8, Problem 8.31QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The electronic configuration of the ground states for the first six elements of the periodic table has to be written.

Concept Introduction:

Pauli Exclusion Principle

An orbital having a most two electrons and in this two electrons have opposite spins.

Each orbital can have maximum two electrons which are of opposite spin.

Aufbau principle

The molecular orbitals are filled in the increasing order of their energies starting from lower energy to higher energy.