The rule which states that an electron enters the sub-shell for which the $(n + l)$ value is minimum is known as:

  • A
    Hund's rule
  • B
    Aufbau principle
  • C
    Heisenberg uncertainty principle
  • D
    Pauli's exclusion principle

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