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the anguler momentum of electron in S orbital is zero.hw is it possible? its mean mass of electron is zero or velocity is zero?

the anguler momentum of electron in S orbital is zero.hw is it possible? its mean mass of electron is zero or velocity is zero?

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SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI
878 Points
13 years ago

Dear maity,

Imagine a classical particle traveling on a circle. That particle has angular momentum at each instant,
right? However, if you calculate the average angular momentum over all angles, that will be zero. So
a classical particle can have instantaneous non-zero angular momentum, but it can average out to be zero.

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SAGAR SINGH
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