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The Pauli Exclusion Principle limits the number of electrons that can occupy an orbital to:

Option: 1

1


Option: 2

2


Option: 3

3


Option: 4

4


Answers (1)

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As we have learnt,

Pauli exclusion principle states that "No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers".
Thus in an orbital two electrons can exist but they must have opposite spins.

Therefore, Option(2) is correct

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