Clarification on the 4th quantum number
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Clarification on the 4th quantum number
Concerning quantum numbers, will we ever be asked to determine the spin of the fourth quantum number ms? Or will we only be asked if a certain ms is possible in a set of all four quantum numbers?
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Re: Clarification on the 4th quantum number
Pretty sure we will be asked this. The fourth quantum number is probably the easiest. There are only two options because it is referring to the spin. The first electron is going to be -1/2 while the second will be 1/2.
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Re: Clarification on the 4th quantum number
ms will always be either -1/2 or 1/2. I recommend looking up a video on YouTube on quantum numbers, I did it and it was very useful.
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Re: Clarification on the 4th quantum number
ms refers to the directions of the spin. +1/2 is up spin and -1/2 is down spin. A problem would probably give us n=2, l=0, ml=0, ms = +1/2. The answer would be 2s, and it would have one electron with an up spin.
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Re: Clarification on the 4th quantum number
we probably will just have to determine if a certain ms will be possible in a set of 4 quantum numbers and we already know it can either be +1/2 or -1/2
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Re: Clarification on the 4th quantum number
You will needs to know what ms is, which is the spin. For what we have to know in 14a it basically indicates one specific electron in the orbital vs when they don't mention ms it usually is has 2. Hopefully that makes sense! But you wont have to try to differentiate between +1/2 and -1/2
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