AP EAMCET202022 Sep 2020Evening ShiftChemistryStructure of AtomActual
The formula for calculating 'spin only' magnetic moment is
Options
- An(n+2)
- Bn(n-2)
- Cn(n+2)
- Dn(n-2)
Correct answer
C. n(n+2)
Step-by-step solution
The formula used to calculate the spin only magnetic moment can be written in two forms, the first based on the number of unpaired electrons n and the second based on the total electron spin quantum number s . Since, for each unpaired electron, n=1 and s= 1 2 then the two formulae are clearly related and the answer obtained must be identical _ so = n(n+2) BM = 4 s(s+1) BM Hence, the correct option is (3).