magnetic quantum number

magnetic quantum number

noun Physics.
the quantum number that designates the component of the orbital angular momentum in a fixed direction and that can assume all integral values between and including the orbital quantum number and the negative of the orbital quantum number.

Origin:
1920–25
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Magnetic quantum number is always a great word to know.
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the attractive effect of matter on other matter; the region surrounding an astronomical body in which the force of gravitation is strong
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body
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magnetic quantum number  
The quantum number corresponding to the shape of electron subshells in an atom. Also called third quantum number. See Note at quantum number.
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