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This depends on multiple conventions, but in a right-handed coordinate system the usual convention is to say spin down for clockwise spin.

Also note that an electron is not really spinning! It is a point-like particle after all!

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How to find electrons having clockwise spin and anti clockwise spin in an atom?

by looking at it


If the spin of one electron orbital is clockwise what is the spin of the other electron in that orbital?

According to Pauli's Exclusion principle it will be having anticlock wise spin if it is in the same orbital. Because no two electrons can have all the four(always spin is half) quantum number same. By the way, I don't think anyone actually calls them "clockwise" and "counterclockwise". It's usually "up" and "down" or "plus one-half" and "minus one-half".


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Why is the spin of an electron 1/2?

The spin of an electron is 1/2 because it is an intrinsic property of the electron that determines its angular momentum. This value of 1/2 is a fundamental characteristic of electrons in quantum mechanics.


Do tornados spin clockwise?

Most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere spin counter clockwise while most in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.


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The spin of one electron in an orbital is clockwise what is the spin of the other electron in that orbital?

actually they don't rotate at all (what is clockwise or anticlockwise for an electron anyway? what's the reference frame?). there's no rotation in the subatomic level. even if there were any, we wouldn't be able to detect it. roj


Do tornadoes spin anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere?

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