F orbitals

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Could someone explain to me how the F orbital works when assigning electron configurations in the 4f and 5f rows?

For example uranium is apparently [Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2...

 

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The F->D->S should be ok, the electron configuration within the orbitals is so far beyond the scope of a first year general chemist course.

http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.2234

 

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Thread closed. These types of questions belong in the MCAT Study Q&A.