Why Do Electrons Occupy Orbitals in a Specific Order?
Awesome — since you’re here, that means you’re not just trying to memorize the order of orbitals from a textbook 🧪 — you’re actually trying to understand why the heck electrons fill them in that specific weird-looking sequence like 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s… and not just in straight numerical order. So let’s skip…