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Electron dot diagram (showing valence electrons):

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Hund’s rule: 1 electron HALF FILLS each orbital

before a second electron enters

Pauli Exclusion Principle: electrons within each orbital

have opposite spin to minimize repulsion

Degenerate orbitals: each electron within an orbital

orientation has the same amount of energy as the others.

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