Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 40 - All About Atoms - Problems - Page 1247: 9h

Answer

$\theta = 150^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

For each $l$, the values of $m_l$ can be $~~m_l = 0, \pm 1, \pm 2,...,\pm l$ When $l = 3,$ the smallest possible value of $m_l$ is $~~m_l = -3$ $L= \sqrt{12}~\hbar$ $L_z = m_l~\hbar = -3~\hbar$ We can find the value for $\theta$: $cos~\theta = \frac{L_z}{L}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{-3~\hbar}{\sqrt{12}~\hbar}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{-3}{\sqrt{12}}$ $\theta = cos^{-1}~(\frac{-3}{\sqrt{12}})$ $\theta = 150^{\circ}$
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