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    Why is 1s² 2s¹ 2px¹ 2py¹ 2pz¹ excited but 1s² 2s² 2px² not?

    I have already turned in my homework for chemistry however I'm still confused about this question: Which electron configuration is in an excited state? a.1s2 2s2 2px2 b.1s2 2s1 2px1 2py1 2pz1 My teacher told me that the only choice b was excited because choice a was in violation of Hund's...