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Which diagram shows electrons violating the Pauli exclusion principle?
A box contains an up arrow.A box contains an up arrow.A box contains an up arrow.
A box contains an up and a down arrow.A box contains an up and a down arrow.A box contains an up and a down arrow.
A box contains an up and a down arrow.A box contains 2 up arrows.A box contains 2 up arrows.
A box contains an up and a down arrow.A box contains an up and a down arrow.A box contains an up arrow.
a,b,c or d

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c

Reason: the Pauli exclusion principle forbids two electrons in the same orbital having the same spin. The diagram in (c) shows boxes with two up arrows (two electrons with the same spin in one orbital), which violates the principle.