Which of the following electron arrangement does not obey Hund's rule?

Which of the following electron arrangement does not obey Hund's rule?




Solution

According to Hund's rule, pairing of electrons does not take place in a subshell untill each orbital in that subshell has got one electron each. Thus, configuration in option (c) violates Hund's rule.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (15 May Shift 2)

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