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The Pauli exclusion principle applies universally, including scenarios outside the atom. Specifically, an electron located on Earth and another on the Moon cannot occupy the same quantum state due to their distinct spatial locations. This principle asserts that no two fermions, such as electrons, can exist in the same quantum state simultaneously, regardless of their separation distance.

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does Pauli exclusion principle applied outside the atom?let say 1 electron on Earth and the other on the moon.
 
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Yes, it is applied. An electron on moon and an electron on Earth cannot be in the same state as you already defined them in different state -- one on the moon and the other on earth.
 

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