Category
page 1Quantum numbers
quantum number
notation for conserved quantities in physics and chemistry
baryon number
one third of the difference between the number of quarks and antiquarks in a system
parity
flip in the sign of one spatial coordinate, in classical and quantum physics
azimuthal quantum number
quantum number for an atomic orbital that determines its orbital angular momentum and describes the shape of the orbital, and is symbolized as ℓ
principal quantum number
one of four quantum numbers which are assigned to each electron in an atom to describe that electron's state
magnetic quantum number
third in a set of four quantum numbers that distinguishes the orbitals available within a subshell and can be used to calculate the azimuthal component of the orientation of orbital in space
spin quantum number
quantum number parameterizing spin and angular momentum
total angular momentum quantum number
quantum number describing the total angular momentum of an atom