Question: A certain atom has three electrons (s, p, and d), in addition to filled shells, and is in a state with the greatest possible total

A certain atom has three electrons (s, p, and d), in addition to filled shells, and is in a state with the greatest possible total mechanical moment for a given configuration. In the corresponding vector model of the atom find the angle between the spin momentum and the total angular momentum of the given atom.

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