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Electrons can occupy the same orbital if an only if they have opposite?
Spin
As many as four electrons can occupy the same orbitals?
No. Electrons are fermions, meaning they cannot share the same set of four quantum numbers. Usually when we say "orbital" we only mean the first three, so there is room for two electrons in an orbital (corresponding to the two possible ms values).
When can two electrons occupy the same orbital according to Pauli's exclusion principle?
If two electrons are to occupy the same orbital, they must have opposite spin.
When can electrons occupy the same orbital?
only if spins are opposite: one up one down.
May two electrons occupy the same space orbital in an atom?
Two electrons can occupy the same space orbital in an atom if they have different spins. This is known as Hund's Rule.
What is the orbital notation for an orbital containing two electrons?
It depends what type of orbital these two electrons occupy. But there would be one arrow going up and one arrow going down to show two electrons in the same orbital.
What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy 5d subshells?
In any shell excluding shell1, there is only 1 s orbital and 1 p orbital. Subshells and the Orbitals are same. Orbital g is known as subshell 5. g orbital is present shell 6. But till today no element is discovered with an electron in g orbital.
Paired electrons are represented by what dots?
An electron pair are two electrons which occupy the same orbital in an atom or molecule. Paired electrons are represented by two dots.
Two electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins is a statement of the?
Electrons have spin of a 1/2. These make electrons fermions. According to Pauli's exclusion principle, no more than one fermion can have the same spin in the same space. So, the electrons occupying the same space must have opposite spin (and so, only two electrons can occupy the same orbital as a result of this, as three electrons will results in two electrons having the same spin state).
Pauli stated in 1925 that two electrons can occupy the same orbital only if?
All other orbitals at the sub contain at least one electron
Electrons can occupy the same orbital if they have opposite what?
The requirement ("Pauli Exclusion Principle") is that they must be different in at least one of their properties ("quantum numbers").
Who made the statement that no more than two electrons in the same atom can occupy a single orbital?
The orbital that allows no more than two electrons is the s orbital. This is a spherical shaped orbital. Elements with valence electrons lying only in the s orbital are metals.
