Nuclear Spin

[@somanathmajhi2625]

But sir how do we find nuclear spin of different atoms i.e. how 1H have nuclear spin of 1/2

[@PhysicalChemistry]

@@somanathmajhi2625 Practically speaking, we look them up on a table. Those tables were constructed from experimental measurements. The theoretical explanation for why a nucleus with a certain number of protons and neutrons has a particular spin is a nuclear physics question, well beyond the scope of physical chemistry.

[@AngmarCosplay]

I would love to see an indepth look of what the spin is. what does 1/2,3/2,etc mean?

[@PhysicalChemistry]

@@AngmarCosplay Similar to electronic spin, the numerical value of 1/2, etc, represents an eigenvalue for a particular solution to a Hamiltonian.

[@muthuselvi8786]

Thank you sir from tamilnadu

[@PhysicalChemistry]

My pleasure, thanks for saying hi

[@violettuckey5927]

Are we supposed to just memorize the I of elements? Or is there a way to know what its I will be?

[@PhysicalChemistry]

Most chemists just look the values up in a table when needed. It is possible to predict the value for a given nuclide, but it involves the quantum mechanics of particles in the nucleus, and is something that chemists usually let nuclear physics calculate for us.