Hund's Rule Spin: +1 vs -1 | Wiki Explanation

atwong713 · Dec 7, 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Si_Hund.png

can someone help clarify something for me
in this diagram why is it that the arrow is placed in +1 first and in my textbook it is placed in -1 first?

Borek · Dec 7, 2008

Does it really matter? As long as there is no external magnetic field these orbitals are degenerated, so they can be occupied in any order.

Hund's Rule Spin: +1 vs -1 | Wiki Explanation

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