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spin quantum number

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. the quantum number that designates the total angular momentum associated with electron spin and has a value of ½ in units of h /2π.

spin quantum number Scientific  

  1. See under quantum number

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How many electrons could be held in the second shell of an atom if the spin quantum number ms could have three values instead of just two?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

They called this the spin quantum number, or ms.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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