Chemist no. 34 of 350 · Theoretical/Quantum

Friedrich Hund

1896-1997Germany

Hund's rules; molecular orbital theory

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The discovery, explained

Hund's Rule: Why Electrons Prefer to Stay Unpaired

Understand Friedrich Hund's rules, electron configuration, term symbols, quantum tunnelling and exceptions like Cr and Cu. Notes for IIT-JAM, CSIR-NET and GATE.

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Biography

Friedrich Hund: A Century of Quantum Science

Complete biography of Friedrich Hund, the German physicist behind Hund's rules, quantum tunnelling and molecular orbital theory, who lived to 101.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Max Borndoctoral
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