Which of the following electronic configurations represent a violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its ground state?

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Solution

The correct option is A

According to Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity,

Pairing of electrons in the orbitals belonging to same subshell i.e. degenerate orbitals does not take place until each orbital belonging to that subshell has got one electron each i.e. singly occupied.

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