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2. Atoms and the Periodic Table - Part 3 of 3
2. Atoms and the Periodic Table / The Electron Configuration (Simplified) / Problem 1

Identify the rule (aufbau principle, Hund's rule, Pauli-Exclusion principle) violated by the following electron configurations.
i) Li     1s2 2p1
ii) O    [He] 2s2 2p ↿↿  ↿   ↿ 
iii) P    [Ne] 3s2 3p ↿⇂  ↿     

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