What are unpaired electrons?

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Unpaired electron can be defined as an electron which is present in an orbital of an atom singly, that is not in a paired form.
Paired electrons are those electrons which are present in pair and occupy the spin states of the orbital specified by the three quantum numbers, i.e., n, l and m.

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