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The two electrons in the 1s orbital of helium have antiparallel spin. Why do not they have parallel spin ?

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Two electrons present in the same orbital can not have parallel spin since they will tend to repel each other. The inter-electronic repulsion will be high leading to increase in the energy of the atom and decrease in stability.
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