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Ch.6 - Electronic Structure of Atoms

Chapter 6, Problem 11b

Four possible electron configurations for a nitrogen atom are shown below, but only one schematic represents the correct configuration for a nitrogen atom in its ground state. Which configurations violate the Pauli exclusion principle?

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