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= Solution

For two equal spins, exchange acts on the coupled state $|j,m\rangle$ by the <Clebsch-Gordan decomposition>[Clebsch-Gordan coefficient] symmetry factor $(-1)^{2j_1-j}$. It is therefore $-1$ when $j=2j_1-1$, making every state in that multiplet antisymmetric, and $+1$ when $j=2j_1-2$, making the next multiplet symmetric.

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