Question

the box orbital diagram corresponding to p³ is 1
the box orbital diagram corresponding to p⁴ is 2

Explanation:

1. For a p - orbital, there are 3 degenerate orbitals. According to Hund's rule, electrons first fill each degenerate orbital singly with parallel spins before pairing up. For \(p^{3}\), there are 3 electrons which will fill the 3 p - orbitals singly with parallel spins. For \(p^{4}\), after filling the 3 p - orbitals singly, the 4th electron will pair up in one of the orbitals.

Answer:

1. k. ↓ ↓ ↑
2. s. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑