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Chemistry

Hund's Rule

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Hund's rule is named after German physicist Friedrich Hund, who formulated it in 1925 based on spectroscopic observations of atoms.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever wondered why some atoms are naturally magnetic? It all comes down to a simple rule about how electrons prefer to fill their orbitals: they'd rather be alone than share a room.