Ignore the position i.e whether you are on one or other side of orbit. Does space quantization play any role.
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2Hi Mubashir. You have probably learned the Bohr model, which describes the electrons as orbiting the nucleus like planets orbit a star. However this isn't what actually happens. The electrons do not orbit the nucleus - not clockwise and not anticlockwise. See the answers to the question I have linked for what actually happens in an atom. – John Rennie Oct 28 '20 at 08:20
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John..since space quantization is a quantum mechanical concept not classical and in angular momentum we always consider some rotating electron because we say orientation of orbit is quantized i.e z component of L . Taking space quantization into consideration we can show that there are equal number of electrons in an atom which move clock and anticlockwise. e.g for l=1 there are 3 possible orientations +1 ,0 and -1 It is actually 0 where the flipping occurs electron changes from clock to anticlock. all + l electrons will be clockwise and all - l will be anti. – Mubashir Oct 28 '20 at 08:43