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What is the maximum possible number of electrons in a ground-state carbon atom that have ml = 0?

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Ground state means 1s which can hold 2 electrons.
l for 1s is = 0
ml = 0 (given)
possible values of m = 0
so it can hold maximum of 2 electrons. One spin up and other spin down.
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