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Ask Ethan #36: The Amazing Spinning Electron

 

Nice illustration of symmetric vs antisymmetric states and why one forms bonds while the other does not.

 

Even though we have no way of distinguishing one electron from another (because they’re
identical
), each atomic system is
unique
. In other words, if I have four different hydrogen atoms in the ground state, they’re
not
going to be required to occupy different energy states.

 

Indeed.
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