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Chemistry / Re: Can an electron have two orbital directions?
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ml is the closest thing to an "orbit direction"
ie if l = 0 then there is no need to describe a direction
if l = 1 then ml can be +1 or 1 or 0 (representing each of the axes that the spin could be about)
if l = 2 then ml can be +2 or +1 or 1 or 2 or 0 (representing each of the pairs axes that the spin could be about) (this one is more of a stretch)
there is no reasonable interpretation of an mn
ie if l = 0 then there is no need to describe a direction
if l = 1 then ml can be +1 or 1 or 0 (representing each of the axes that the spin could be about)
if l = 2 then ml can be +2 or +1 or 1 or 2 or 0 (representing each of the pairs axes that the spin could be about) (this one is more of a stretch)
there is no reasonable interpretation of an mn