Paired and Parallel Electrons

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Paired and Parallel Electrons

Postby Danieljm1B » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:30 pm

What is the difference between paired and parallel electrons?
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Re: Paired and Parallel Electrons

Postby Chem_Mod » Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:28 pm

Paired electrons have opposite spin and parallel electrons have the same spin. Recall the difference between the Pauli Exclusion Principle and Hund's Rule.
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