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← ScienceWhich occupancy outcome results at cryogenic temperatures in buckminsterfullerene?
A)Condensation into lower energy orbitals✓
B)Equitable distribution with excited states
C)Superposition across molecular orbitals
D)Delocalization hinders orbital occupation selection
💡 Explanation
Electrons tend toward lower quantum states, because as thermal energy decreases, electron populations minimize energy according to the Pauli principle regarding orbital occupancy. Thus, condensation into lower energy orbitals occurs, rather than maintaining an ensemble of excited states at higher energies.
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