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COMEDK · Chemistry · 2. Structure of Atom

The number of \(2 p\) electrons having spin quantum number \(s=-1 / 2\) are

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 6
  4. D 0
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(B) 3

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The \(2 p\)-orbital has electronic configuration as follows \(\therefore\) Three electrons are with \(-1\) / 2 spin quantum number and other three electrons are with \(+1 / 2\) spin quantum number.