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aufbau principle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
auf-bau prin-ci-ple
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the aufbau principle (canonical)

Synonyms

aufbau rule

Questions

What does aufbau principle mean?
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.
Where does aufbau principle come from?
It is traced to German.

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