Example: Hydrogen Atom
For a hydrogen atom, an electron occupying the atomic orbital Ψn, ℓ, m, the magnetic dipole moment is given by:
Here L is the orbital angular momentum, n, ℓ and m are the principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers respectively. The z-component of the orbital magnetic dipole moment for an electron with a magnetic quantum number mℓ is given by:
Read more about this topic: Electron Magnetic Dipole Moment
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