Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 7 The Structure of Atoms and Periodic Trends - 7-1 The Pauli Exclusion Principle - Review & Check for Section 7-1 - Page 250: 2

Answer

B

Work Step by Step

The quantum numbers $n, \ell, m_\ell$ define the orbital and from the exclusion principle, $m_s$ must have the opposite sign for the two electrons in the same orbital.
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