An electron configuration for a carbon atom shows two electrons with paired spins sharing a single $2p$ orbital while the other two degenerate $2p$ orbitals remain completely empty. Which principle or rule is violated by this specific orbital occupancy?

D) Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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