According to hund's first rule, a set of degenerate orbitals are singly occupied first, before the second slot in any of the orbitals are populated. this is quite intuitive because electron-electron repulsions would make an atom more unstable if the electrons start filling two at a time in a single orbital. however, the rule also states that in the ground state, electrons that singly fill the orbitals will adopt the same spin. why is it necessary for the electrons to have the same spin?

How do forces between particles in gases compare to forces in the other states of matter? o a. the forces in gases are stronger than forces in solids but weaker than forces in liquids. o b. the forces in gases are weaker than forces in solids but stronger than forces in liquids. o c. the forces in gases are weaker than forces in solids and liquids. o d. the forces in gases are stronger than forces in solids and liquids. submit

Sulfur dioxide and oxygen react to form sulfur trioxide during one of the key steps in sulfuric acid synthesis. an industrial chemist studying this reaction fills a 25.0l tank with 4.5 mol of sulfur dioxide gas and 4.5 mol of oxygen gas at 30.°c. he then raises the temperature, and when the mixture has come to equilibrium measures the amount of sulfur trioxide gas to be 1.4 mol. calculate the concentration equilibrium constant for the reaction of sulfur dioxide and oxygen at the final temperature of the mixture. round your answer to 2 significant digits.

The allotropes of carbon include a variety of structures that include three-dimensional tetrahedral lattices, planes of hexagonal rings, cylindrical tubes of hexagonal rings, and spheres of five- and six-membered rings. similar shapes of network covalent atomic solids are possible with carbon nitride, boron, and pure silicon (e.g., silicene is a graphene-like allotrope of pure silicon). in contrast, silicates exist as either highly ordered or amorphous (more random) three-dimensional lattices. what could explain why there are there no naturally occurring sheets, stacked sheets, cylindrical tubes, or spheres of network covalent atomic solids composed of silicon and oxygen (sio2)? would pure silicate structures make good lubricants or good electrical conductors?