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Question. Is there a quantum reason why a lone electron in any of the three available (x,y,z) 2P orbital energy states must always be spin-up or spin-down ?
Every figure I see always shows a single electron as spin-up for the three 2P energy states, but is there a quantum theory constraint that would not allow an electron in 2Px to be spin-up, while simultaneously, another in 2Py would be spin-down ?
Every figure I see always shows a single electron as spin-up for the three 2P energy states, but is there a quantum theory constraint that would not allow an electron in 2Px to be spin-up, while simultaneously, another in 2Py would be spin-down ?