The Exclusion Principle

question 19

Multiple Choice

The exclusion principle

• A) excludes electrons from atomic nuclei.
• B) means that no two electrons in an atom can have the same orbit.
• C) implies that in an atom no two electrons can have identical sets of quantum numbers.
• D) excludes protons from electron orbits.

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Definitions:

Explicit Costs

Cash disbursements to external parties for the operation costs of a business, like employee salaries, rental expenses, and raw materials.

Explicit Cost

The monetary payment made by a firm to an outsider to obtain a resource.

Accounting Profits

The net income a company has after subtracting all costs and expenses from total revenue, as recognized in financial statements.

Opportunity Cost

The value of the next best alternative that is foregone as a result of making a particular decision.