College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 29, Problem 1CQ
To determine
Reason why electrons in the ground state of helium atom should possess opposite spin
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Answer to Problem 1CQ
No two electrons can be in the same state. Thus the two electrons in helium must have different spin.
Explanation of Solution
Ground state configuration of the helium atom is given by 1s2 since Helium atom has only two electrons. Both electrons have same principal quantum number (n=1),
According to Pauli’s exclusion principle no two electrons can have the same set of all four quantum numbers. Thus the spin quantum number (ms) of the two electrons in helium must be different.
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