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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

If two orbitals habe same prinicipal quantum number and azimuthal quantum number and different magnetic and spin quantum number then which orbital will have higher energy level.For eg:- A) n=3;m=2;l=0;s=-1/2. B) n=3;m=2;l=-1;s=1/2 Which out of both will have higher energy level.

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
2nd have a higher energy level because here l is -1 and s is ½. in 1st s is 0 and also l is 0 so 1st will higher energy level than 2nd