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Date May 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14M.1.hl.TZ1.5
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Question number 5 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which electron configurations do not follow the Hund's rule?

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A.     I and II only

B.     I and III only

C.     II and III only

D.     I, II and III

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

Many G2s and OCC forum comments were made by teachers as reference had been made to the Aufbau principle instead of just Hund´s rule. This was however no problem for the students as 88% recognised that options II and III are incorrect electron configurations.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 2: Atomic structure » 2.2 Electron configuration
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