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The principle that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of all four quantum numbers is called

AHund's rule of maximum multiplicity
BAufbau principle
CHeisenberg uncertainty principle
DPauli exclusion principle

Answer: D

This is the statement of the Pauli exclusion principle. It limits an orbital to two electrons, which must have opposite spins (

m_{s} = + 1/2

and

- 1/2

).

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