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Mr Virtual
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Hi to all
I don't know if someone has asked this before, but here is my question:
I have read a little bit of QM (mostly non mathematical). But I don't understand three things. First, if you have a proton and an electron quite far away from each other, what are the necessary conditions in which a hydrogen atom will be formed? If electron and proton are traveling slowly towards each other (on a crash course), will they collide or is there still a probability that they will form an H atom?
Secondly, how does spin quantum number decide that the two electrons in an orbital will never collide? That is how does spin apply Pauli's exclusion principle.
Thirdly, why can't an electron in the K shell, radiate energy and fall into the nucleus?
Please answer in non mathematical terms if you can.
Love to you all
Mr V
I don't know if someone has asked this before, but here is my question:
I have read a little bit of QM (mostly non mathematical). But I don't understand three things. First, if you have a proton and an electron quite far away from each other, what are the necessary conditions in which a hydrogen atom will be formed? If electron and proton are traveling slowly towards each other (on a crash course), will they collide or is there still a probability that they will form an H atom?
Secondly, how does spin quantum number decide that the two electrons in an orbital will never collide? That is how does spin apply Pauli's exclusion principle.
Thirdly, why can't an electron in the K shell, radiate energy and fall into the nucleus?
Please answer in non mathematical terms if you can.
Love to you all
Mr V