Chapter 1: Problem 1
Explain why the two electrons in the \(2 p_{x}\) orbital of carbon \(\left({ }_{6} \mathrm{C}=1 s^{2} 2 s^{2} 2 p_{x}{ }^{2}\right)\) must have paired spins \((+1 / 2\) and \(-1 / 2)\).
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