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Which of the following will violates Aufbau principle as well as Pauli's exclusion principle?
ChemistryStructure of AtomNEET
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  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D None of the above
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The correct answer is:
Order of electron filling is

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 .......

It should be 1s2 2s2 2p1
In this case 2p started filling before 2s, violating aufbau’s principle.
In 2 p x two electrons have parallel spin. This violates pauli’s exclusion principle.

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