Shell Model: Filling g9/2 Shell w/ 5 Protons

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Homework Statement


How do 5 protons fill a g9/2 shell in the shell model?
There are 10 spots in the g9/2 shell.

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The Attempt at a Solution


Pauli principle dictates the first four to be in anti-parallel pairs. But the last can be either up or down. Am I missing something or is this really all there is to it?
 
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I will try to go a little further in hope that someone picks it up and can help me.
I think I need to find the state of minimal energy for the last neutron. What are the assumptions I need to make to calculate this? Is it good enough to assume the complete independent particle model?

I really could use some help on this one. I can do the opposite, get total spin of nucleus in the groundstate by the nucleonconfiguration, but the reverse is not so clear for me...
 
I am still wondering btw... :p
 
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