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    Does an electron actually spin around its axis?

    Hi gytax! To answer your question: no, it does not. When 'spin' was first suggested by George Uhlenbeck and Samuel Goudsmit in 1925, the name was chosen because, as I am sure you've learned, moving charges produce magnetic fields. When orbitals and energy levels of atoms (such as hydrogen and...
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