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Hi Drakkith. Thank you. Yes, have read about the Pauli Exclusion Principle. Understand it holds up well, but still very unsatisfying as to WHY electrons behave this way. Hopefully I can continue to keep asking "pointless" questions on this forum if folks will be patient with me. =)...

I have seen similar posts, but I haven't seen what seems to be a clear and direct answer. Why do only a certain number of electrons occupy each shell? Why are the shells arranged in certain distances from the nucleus? Why don't electrons just collapse into the nucleus or fly away? It seems...