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Atomic & Molecular Physics

Spin, orbitals, exclusion, bonding, spectra, and the coherent light that makes lasers possible.

How matter gets its structure

Atomic & Molecular Physics

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Spin

Particles spin without spinning

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The Stern-Gerlach Experiment

The experiment that found spin

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Pauli Exclusion

Why every atom has a shape

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Multi-Electron Atoms

When electrons have to share a house

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Molecular Orbitals

Two atoms, one shared cloud

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Chemical Bonding

Why atoms stick together

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Spectroscopy

How light tells you what something is

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Lasers

Coherent light, plain and simple