Chapter 41: Problem 7
Consider an electron in the \(N\) shell. (a) What is the smallest orbital angular momentum it could have? (b) What is the largest orbital angular momentum it could have? Express your answers in terms of \(\hslash\) and in SI units. (c) What is the largest orbital angular momentum this electron could have in any chosen direction? Express your answers in terms of \(\hslash\) and in SI units. (d) What is the largest spin angular momentum this electron could have in any chosen direction? Express your answers in terms of \(\hslash\) and in SI units. (e) For the electron in part (c), what is the ratio of its spin angular momentum in the z-direction to its orbital angular momentum in the z-direction?
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