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← ScienceWhich consequence results when electron occupancy violates Hund's rule within a paramagnetic complex?
A)Increased spin-orbit coupling occurs
B)Reduced total spin multiplicity occurs✓
C)Enhanced electron delocalization prevails
D)Decreased ligand field splitting results
💡 Explanation
Reduced spin multiplicity occurs because filling orbitals to maximize unpaired electrons (Hund’s rule) wasn't followed; therefore, the total spin magnetic moment is reduced, rather than spin-orbit coupling increasing, which needs heavier elements or enforced orbital mixing.
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