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title: "A student proposes the four orbital diagrams below for the electrons outside a \\(\\text{[Ne]}\\) core in an isolated sulfur atom. Which diagram represents the ground-state electron configuration and is consistent with Hund’s rule?"
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# A student proposes the four orbital diagrams below for the electrons outside a \(\text{[Ne]}\) core in an isolated sulfur atom. Which diagram represents the ground-state electron configuration and is consistent with Hund’s rule?

A student proposes the four orbital diagrams below for the electrons outside a \(\text{[Ne]}\) core in an isolated sulfur atom. Which diagram represents the ground-state electron configuration and is consistent with Hund's rule?

- **A.** Diagram A
- **B.** Diagram B
- **C.** Diagram C
- **D.** Diagram D

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