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Which mechanism disrupts electron pairing in helium atoms under extreme pressure?

A)Orbital hybridization destabilization
B)Van der Waals repulsion
C)Relativistic electron capture
D)Quantum field renormalization

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As extreme pressure forces helium atoms closer, *orbital hybridization destabilization* increases the Pauli exclusion energy, because it overcomes electron pairing by distorting atomic orbitals; therefore, hybridization prevents stable electron pairing, rather than other forms of atomic interaction alone.

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