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  2. Quantum number - Wikipedia

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    In other words, each quantum number denotes a symmetry of the problem. It is more useful in quantum field theory to distinguish between spacetime and internal symmetries. Typical quantum numbers related to spacetime symmetries are spin (related to rotational symmetry), the parity, C-parity and T-parity (related to the Poincaré symmetry of ...

  3. Atomic orbital - Wikipedia

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    Each orbital in an atom is characterized by a set of values of three quantum numbers n, ℓ, and m ℓ, which respectively correspond to electron's energy, its orbital angular momentum, and its orbital angular momentum projected along a chosen axis (magnetic quantum number). The orbitals with a well-defined magnetic quantum number are generally ...

  4. Azimuthal quantum number - Wikipedia

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    Each distinct n, ℓ, m ℓ orbital can be occupied by two electrons with opposing spins (given by the quantum number m s = ± 1 ⁄ 2), giving 2(2ℓ + 1) electrons overall. Orbitals with higher ℓ than given in the table are perfectly permissible, but these values cover all atoms so far discovered.

  5. Magnetic quantum number - Wikipedia

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    In atomic physics, a magnetic quantum number is a quantum number used to distinguish quantum states of an electron or other particle according to its angular momentum along a given axis in space. The orbital magnetic quantum number ( m l or m [ a ] ) distinguishes the orbitals available within a given subshell of an atom.

  6. Principal quantum number - Wikipedia

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    The principal quantum number n represents the relative overall energy of each orbital. The energy level of each orbital increases as its distance from the nucleus increases. The sets of orbitals with the same n value are often referred to as an electron shell.

  7. Term symbol - Wikipedia

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    9/2: [7] Terms are assigned for each group (with different principal quantum number n) and rightmost level 6 F o 9/2 is from coupling of terms of these groups so 6 F o 9/2 represents final total spin quantum number S, total orbital angular momentum quantum number L and total angular momentum quantum number J in this atomic energy

  8. Electron configuration - Wikipedia

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    An electron shell is the set of allowed states that share the same principal quantum number, n, that electrons may occupy. In each term of an electron configuration, n is the positive integer that precedes each orbital letter (helium's electron configuration is 1s 2, therefore n = 1, and the orbital contains two

  9. Block (periodic table) - Wikipedia

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    Each block is named after its characteristic orbital: s-block, p-block, d-block, f-block and g-block. The block names (s, p, d, and f) are derived from the spectroscopic notation for the value of an electron's azimuthal quantum number: sharp (0), principal (1), diffuse (2), and fundamental (3). Succeeding notations proceed in alphabetical order ...