What is the spin quantum number (m_s) for an electron?
Correct Answer: +1/2 or -1/2
- Step 1: Understand that electrons are tiny particles that have a property called 'spin'.
- Step 2: Know that the spin of an electron can be thought of as its rotation, similar to how a top spins.
- Step 3: Realize that the spin quantum number (m_s) describes the direction of this spin.
- Step 4: Remember that for an electron, the spin quantum number can have two possible values: +1/2 or -1/2.
- Step 5: Understand that +1/2 means the electron is spinning in one direction, and -1/2 means it is spinning in the opposite direction.
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