alleryStart learning →Electrons pair in degenerate orbitals only after each has one electron. This is
AHund's rule
BAufbau rule
CBohr's rule
DPauli's rule
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hund's rule
Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity says pairing starts only after all orbitals are singly occupied.
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