In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:35:46 -0400:
Hi,
>Where does the spin of the electron come from?
Two different forms of angular momentum. Think of an elliptical orbital. The
motion of the electron around the perimeter represents the "spin", ("s" quantum
number), rotary motion of the body of the ellipse as a whole represents what is
commonly referred to as "angular momentum", ("l" quantum number). For circular
(spherical) orbitals, only "s" exists because there is no elliptical asymmetry.
(all axes have the same length).
However neither exist when an electron is freed from an atom, hence free
electrons have no spin, and thus spin is not an intrinsic property of the
electron. Prove me wrong! (please!) ;)
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