Question

One of your classmates (Filomena) traveled to a different universe and found out that the spin quantum number for the electron was s = 3/2 instead of 1/2 but all other properties of the electron were. The Pauli exclusion principle also holds in this different universe.

1. Describe qualitatively the outcome of a Stern-Gerlach experiment on hydrogen atoms in this universe.
2. What are the possible values of m_s for the electron in this universe? Draw a vector diagram of the different possible orientations.
3. How many elements will be present in the first row of the periodic table in this universe? Why?
4. Write the electronic configuration of Kr in Filomena's universe.

Answer 1