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:

Personal Relevance

Degree to which people expect an issue to have significant consequences for their own lives.

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Elaboration Likelihood Model

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Personal Relevance Theory

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