Original post by clarra lance
why are half filled orbitals symmetrical?
Read:
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Electronic_Structure_of_Atoms_and_Molecules/Electronic_Configurations/Spin_Pairing_Energy
For information on spin pairing coupling. Although it is a bit advanced, you can think of it as stability. Unpaired electrons are more stable than paired electrons - they have less energy. Stability is good.
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