AUFBAU PRINCIPLE (AUFBAU CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING-UP PRINCIPLE)


Meaning of AUFBAU PRINCIPLE (AUFBAU CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING-UP PRINCIPLE) in English

An approximate procedure for writing the ground state electronic configuration of atoms. The configuration of an atom is obtained by inserting one electron into the configuration of the atom immediately to its left on the periodic table. The electron is inserted into the subshell indicated by the element's period and block .

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.