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Why only electrons having opposite spin should be in a orbital ? What character does spin quantum number give to electron and some more interesting things on Spin quantum number please ..
vissarion.eu said:If electron is point (at least when it is measured)
Electron "spin" here is not the same as an object spinning around in the usual sense. However, if we are to maintain the conservation of angular momentum in the interactions we observe, it is necessary for the electron to have an intrinsic angular momentum of 1/2. This is consistent with other phenomena such as the Pauli Exclusion Principle (see Borek's comment in post #2), and the fact that an electron has a magnetic moment.ranadeep said:Why only electrons having opposite spin should be in a orbital ? What character does spin quantum number give to electron and some more interesting things on Spin quantum number please ..
vissarion.eu said:So then what is electron shape? Sphere? If it colapsed it can't be wave anymore, so then electron become a sphere of diameter 1/10^15 m? Or maybe cube of size a=1/10^15 m?
Opposite spin electrons occupy the same orbital because of the Pauli exclusion principle, which states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers. This means that electrons must have different spins in order to occupy the same orbital.
Opposite spin electrons have opposite magnetic fields, which causes them to have a slight attraction towards each other. This interaction is known as spin pairing and is stronger than the repulsion between like spin electrons.
Yes, opposite spin electrons can occupy the same energy level. In fact, they must occupy the same energy level in order to satisfy the Pauli exclusion principle and maintain the stability of the atom.
Opposite spin electrons play a crucial role in bonding as they allow for the formation of covalent bonds. In a covalent bond, two atoms share a pair of electrons, with one electron having a spin up and the other having a spin down. This allows for the formation of stable molecules.
The spin of an electron determines its magnetic moment and its energy within an orbital. Electrons with opposite spins have opposite magnetic moments and therefore interact differently with each other and with external magnetic fields. Additionally, electrons with opposite spins have slightly different energies, which affects their behavior in an orbital.