Suppose you encounter an alternative universe. You are surprised to discover tha

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Suppose you encounter an alternative universe. You are surprised to discover that this new world follows very similar quantum rules as our world. the principal, angular and magnetic quantum numbers are the same as on Earth. Energy is quantized. the Pauli Exclusion Principle is still valid. Each of the known elements has the same number of proton and neutrons and the same name as in our universe. Atoms and molecules exists. the only difference in our quantum realities is that the spin quantum number in this alternative universe has three allowed values for spin (-1, 0, 1) as compared to two allowed values in our universe. Would you expect that each orbital type (s, p. d. f) would still hold the same maximum number of electrons as in our universe? Explain your reasoning. the changes in the quantum rules for electron spin should be reflected in the electron configuration of elements in this new universe. Predict the electron configuration of lithium in this new universe.

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A. Would you expect that each orbital type (s, p, d, f) would still hold the same maximum number ofelectrons as in our universe? Explain your reasoning

answer :

No , the maximum number of electrons in each orbital will be different .

different types hold different numbers of electrons:

2 electrons in s,

6 electrons in p,

10 electrons in d,

14 electrons in f,

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