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spin quantum number
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Spin quantum number
In
atomic physics
, the
spin quantum number
is a
quantum number
that
parameterizes
the intrinsic
angular momentum
(or spin angular momentum, or simply
spin
) of a given
particle
. The
spin quantum number
is the fourth of a set of
quantum numbers
(the
principal quantum number
, the
azimuthal quantum number
, the
magnetic quantum number
, and the spin quantum number), which describe the unique
quantum state
of an electron and is designated by the letter . It describes the energy, shape and orientation of orbitals.
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