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If magnetic quantum no. is zero then component of angular momentum along magnetic field direction will be zero , what does it mean ? What can be said about the orientation of the electron orbit in this case ?
jtbell said:Suppose the magnetic field is along the z-direction (which is what we usually assume). If the z-component of a vector (any vector, not just the angular momentum vector) is zero, what are the possible directions of that vector? What characteristic do all those directions have in common?
The magnetic quantum number is a quantum number that describes the orientation of an electron's orbit around the nucleus. It specifies the number of orbitals in each energy level and determines the shape of the electron's orbital.
The magnetic quantum number is related to angular momentum as it represents the magnitude of the electron's orbital angular momentum. It determines the direction in which the electron is orbiting the nucleus, and is one of the four quantum numbers used to describe an electron's state in an atom.
The magnetic quantum number can have integer values ranging from -l to +l, where l is the azimuthal quantum number. This means that it can have values of 0, ±1, ±2, ±3, and so on.
The energy of an electron is affected by the magnetic quantum number as it determines the number of orbitals available in each energy level. This, in turn, affects the energy of the electron as different orbitals have different energy levels.
Yes, the magnetic quantum number can change as the electron moves between different orbitals in an atom. However, it can only change by ±1, as this represents the change in the direction of the electron's orbit around the nucleus.