According to Hund's rule, how are degenerate orbitals occupied?
Match the items in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.
with a pair
singly
highest
antiparallel
parallel
Hund's rule states that when filling degenerate orbitals, electrons fill them lowest first, with [ ] spins. This is a result of an atom's tendency to find the [ ] energy state possible.