aufbau principle

English

Alternative forms

  • Aufbau principle

Etymology

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

Proper noun

the aufbau principle

  1. (physics) 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.
    Synonym: aufbau rule
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