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Pauli Exclusion Principle Quiz
1. The location of any electron in an atom can be described by ____ unique quantum
numbers.
2. How many electrons can a single orbital hold?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) It depends on the type of orbital (s, p, d, or f).
3. What is generally considered to be the fourth quantum number?
a) principal quantum number
b) magnetic quantum number
c) spin quantum number
d) angular momentum quantum number
4. How many possible values are there for the spin quantum number? What are they?
5. What value corresponds to the number of electrons in a ground state atom?
a) the mass number
b) the atomic number
c) the mass number – the atomic number
d) the principal quantum number of the last electron
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6. The two electrons in a helium atom occupy _____ orbital(s) and have _____ electron
spins.
a) the same; the same
b) the same; opposite
c) different; the same
d) different; different
7. State the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
8. The energy of the electron is specified by which three quantum numbers?
a) n, ml, ms
b) l, ml, ms
c) n, l, ms
d) n, l, ml
9. Two electrons in an atom may have their first three quantum numbers the same as long
as they have opposite spins.
a) True
b) False
10. A set of three p orbitals is being filled with 3 electrons. Which of the choices below
violates the Pauli Exclusion Principle? (More than one answer may apply.)
a)  
b)  
c)  
d)   
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