alleryStart learning →Half filled and fully filled subshells are extra stable because of their
Alow mass
Bhigh spin
Clarge size
Dsymmetry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. symmetry
Symmetrical distribution and exchange energy stabilise half and fully filled sets of degenerate orbitals.
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