JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Structure of Atom JEE Main

**Statement 1:** An orbital cannot have more than two electrons. **Statement 2:** The two electrons in an orbital create opposite magnetic fields.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

It is true that an orbital can hold at most two electrons, and true that the two electrons it holds must have opposite spins and hence opposite associated magnetic fields. However, the fundamental reason an orbital is limited to two electrons is the Pauli exclusion principle (no two

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