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What is the relationship between electron and magnetism?

Electrons have a charge. Any moving charge creates an electric field, e.g. electricity moving through a wire causes a magnetic field around the wire, or the earth rotating creates a magnetic field which causes a compass to point north. Similarly all electrons have a spin factor. similar to the earth rotating, the spin of electrons create a magnetic field around the electron.


Where electrons reside in a atom?

They spin around the nucleus.


A subshell contains eight electrons. Which subshell could it be?

A subshell that contains eight electrons is the 3d subshell. The d subshell can hold a maximum of 10 electrons, but in this case, with eight electrons, it is likely filled with a combination of spin-up and spin-down electrons. Other subshells, such as p (which can hold a maximum of 6 electrons) or s (which can hold a maximum of 2 electrons), cannot contain eight electrons.


What does the fourth quantum number of a 3p3 electron be?

The fourth quantum number, known as the spin quantum number (denoted as ( m_s )), can take on values of +1/2 or -1/2. For the 3p³ configuration, which has three electrons in the p subshell, the spin quantum numbers of the electrons can be either all +1/2 or a combination of +1/2 and -1/2. However, in many cases, the three electrons will have two with spin +1/2 and one with spin -1/2, reflecting the Pauli exclusion principle and maximizing total spin. Thus, the fourth quantum number for one of the electrons in 3p³ can be either +1/2 or -1/2, depending on its specific spin orientation.


What are the two types of motion that the electrons of an atom exhibit?

The two types of motion that electrons exhibit in an atom are orbital motion around the nucleus, and spin motion on their own axis. Orbital motion refers to the movement of electrons in specific energy levels around the nucleus, while spin motion refers to the clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of an electron on its axis.

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Do electrons spin in an atom?

Yes, electrons do spin in an atom.


What is the relationship between electron and magnetism?

Electrons have a charge. Any moving charge creates an electric field, e.g. electricity moving through a wire causes a magnetic field around the wire, or the earth rotating creates a magnetic field which causes a compass to point north. Similarly all electrons have a spin factor. similar to the earth rotating, the spin of electrons create a magnetic field around the electron.


How do electrons spin?

Electrons have an intrinsic property called "spin," which isn't the same as actual spinning motion. It is a quantum mechanical property that describes an electron's intrinsic angular momentum. Electrons can have a spin value of either +1/2 (spin-up) or -1/2 (spin-down).


What causes a magnetic field to be set up around a wire?

Passing an electric current through a wire will produce an external magnetic field. This is because the electrons have spin and this spin is what produces the field. Spinning electrons (of certain characteristics) also produce the magnetic field of permanent magnets. And no spinning electrons, no magnetic field.


What is spin up electrons?

The exact opposite of a spin down electron.


What is formed when you spin electrons in a magnet?

It doesn't work like that. You can't make an electron have spin, remove its spin, or change the amount of its spin.What happens in a permanent magnet is that more electrons have their spin axis in one direction than in the opposite direction. Since the spin is associated with a magnetic field, that results in magnetism that can be observed externally.


Why K2FeCN6 is low spin complex?

K2Fe(CN)6 is a low-spin complex because the ligand (CN-) is a strong field ligand that causes a large splitting of the d-orbitals in the Fe(II) ion, resulting in the pairing of electrons in the lower energy orbitals. This leads to a low number of unpaired electrons and a low-spin configuration in the complex.


Why do electrons behave like tiny magnets?

Electrons behave like tiny magnets because they have a property known as spin. This spin generates a magnetic field around the electron, giving it magnetic properties. When electrons are in motion, their spin causes them to act like small magnets, aligning with an external magnetic field.


What causes the wires in the genorater to spin?

The electrons carried in the wires in the turbine power the generator to spinif you wanted to know this a 6th grader answered this NOT JOKING


What causes atom to move constantly?

The electrons in the atoms are in an electromagnetic field. This field determines the velocity, length, and shape of orbit in which they spin around the nucleus.


Why do electrons spin in an atom?

Electrons spin in an atom because they have a property called "spin," which is a fundamental characteristic of particles at the quantum level. This spin is a form of angular momentum that helps to stabilize the electron's position within the atom.


What do electrons spin as fast as?

Electron spin is not a property that you can measure in revolutions per second.