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Give the value of the azimuthal and magnetic quantum number of the electrons in an atom when n=4 |
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Answer» The magnetic quantum number specifies the orientation in space of an orbital of given energy and shape. This number divides the subshell into individual orbitals which hold the electrons; there are (2L+1) orbitals in each subshell. Thus, the s subshell has only one orbital, the p subshell has three orbitals, and so on. For n=4, we have s,p,d,f subshells. For s subshell, we have 2×0+1=1. The total value of m will be 1+3+5+7=16 The principal quantum number is given as n=4 Thus the azimuthal quantum number has values, l=0 to (n−1). ∴l=0,1,2 and 3 |
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