The "up" and "down" arrows in electron orbital notation, such as are shown here, depict:

A. protons and neutrons in orbitals
B. electrons with opposite spins
C. electrons and protons attracting each other
D. oppositely charged electrons

Question

The "up" and "down" arrows in electron orbital notation, such as are shown here, depict:
 	
A. protons and neutrons in orbitals
B. electrons with opposite spins
C. electrons and protons attracting each other
D. oppositely charged electrons

cat2211 · Answer

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sapphiremoon · Answer

B. Opposite spins. Two electrons in the same sub-orbital have to have opposite spins. (idk if sub-orbital is the right word, electron chem was like a year ago for me). You seem to have a lot of the same type of question, is it from a homework problem set? If so, you might want to review the part of your textbook that goes over these topics.

cat2211 · Answer

The questions are from a study guide and I'm checking to see if my answers are correct. Since we are not going over it until before the test. Thank you for your help.

sapphiremoon · Answer

Ah, okay. Just checking to make sure you don't need more help than I could give you. :)