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Question
draw the orbital diagram for each of the foll oxygen energy
Step1: Determine oxygen's atomic number
Oxygen has an atomic number of 8, so it has 8 electrons.
Step2: Fill electrons according to Aufbau principle
Electrons fill lower - energy orbitals first. The 1s orbital fills first (2 electrons), then the 2s orbital (2 electrons), and then the 2p orbital.
Step3: Apply Hund's rule in 2p orbital
In the 2p orbital (which has 3 sub - orbitals), the last 4 electrons are distributed such that first, each of the 3 sub - orbitals gets 1 electron (with parallel spins), and then the fourth electron pairs up with one of them.
The orbital diagram for oxygen:
1s: $\uparrow\downarrow$
2s: $\uparrow\downarrow$
2p: $\uparrow\downarrow$ $\uparrow$ $\uparrow$
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1s: $\uparrow\downarrow$
2s: $\uparrow\downarrow$
2p: $\uparrow\downarrow$ $\uparrow$ $\uparrow$