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aufbau principle

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Etymology

From German Aufbau (“build-up, construction”).

  1. borrowed from Aufbau — “build-up, construction”

Definitions

  1. The rule stating that, in the ground state of an atom or ion, electrons fill subshells of…

    The rule stating that, in the ground state of an atom or ion, electrons fill subshells of the lowest available energy, followed by subshells of higher energy.

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