The Pauli exclusion principle
A) means that no two electrons in an atom can have the same orbit.
B) excludes electrons from atomic nuclei.
C) excludes protons from electron orbits.
D) implies that no two electrons in an atom can have identical sets of quantum numbers.

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The Pauli exclusion principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers, ensuring that each electron in an atom has a unique quantum state.

The Pauli Exclusion Principle