Which of the following electronic configurations of carbon (Z = 6) violates Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity?

JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following electronic configurations of carbon () violates Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity?

Answer: (B)

Carbon () has two electrons in the three degenerate orbitals. By Hund's rule, these two electrons must occupy two different orbitals singly

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