English Explanatory Dictionary

circular state

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of those quantum states of an atom, which has a high principal quantum number n, and a magnetic quantum number m_l with the maximum possible magnitude, |m_l|=n-1.

Word forms

circular state circular states

Etymology

Named after the torus-like shape of the valence electron orbital in these states, which resembles a classical circular orbit.

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