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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

) An atomic orbital has n = 3. What are the possible values of l and ml ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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11 Years ago
Hello Student,
For a given value of n, the values of l ranges from 0 to n-1
So, for, n=3
l = 0,1,2
Values of m

For l = 0,
m = 0

For l=1
l = -1,0,1

For l= 2
m = -2,-1,0,1,2