University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)
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Chapter 41, Problem 41.53P

(a)

To determine

To show: For an excited state of hydrogen, the smallest angle the orbital angular momentum vector L can have with the z -axis is

(θL)min=arccos(n1n(n1)) .

(b)

To determine

The largest possible angle, (θL)max between L and the z -axis.

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University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)

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