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Table. 1.

Descriptions and illustrations of the magnetic moments of atoms by textbook.

Category Content A B C D E F G H
Description Magnetic moment produced by the orbital motion of the electrons O O O O O O X O
Canceling magnetic moment produced by the orbital motion O X X O X X X O
Spin magnetic moment O O X O O O X O
Canceling magnetic moment in the opposite spin O O X O X O X O
The electron is not physically spinning X O X X
Illustration Orbital magnetic moment O O O O O O X O
Spin magnetic moment O O X O O X O
New Phys.: Sae Mulli 2024;74:494~503 https://doi.org/10.3938/NPSM.74.494
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