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jehan60188
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I'm reading about properties of electrons in atoms, and it says an electron's position in an atom can be described by energy level, shape, orientation, and spin
roughly speaking:
the energy level (n) dictates the radius from the nucleus (probability wise)
the shape (l) dictates... the shape of the orbital
the magnetic moment (m_l) dictates the way that shape is oriented (relative to what set of coordinates? I mean "down" isn't towards the center of the earth, I imagine)
and spin, which dictates... what the electron does when passed through a magnetic field?
a charge that spins generates a magnetic field?
the the electron actually rotating about a center axis?
thanks!
roughly speaking:
the energy level (n) dictates the radius from the nucleus (probability wise)
the shape (l) dictates... the shape of the orbital
the magnetic moment (m_l) dictates the way that shape is oriented (relative to what set of coordinates? I mean "down" isn't towards the center of the earth, I imagine)
and spin, which dictates... what the electron does when passed through a magnetic field?
a charge that spins generates a magnetic field?
the the electron actually rotating about a center axis?
thanks!