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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Which of the following orbitals are possible? 1p, 2s, 2p and 3f

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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11 Years ago
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For a given value of n the value of l would be from 0 to n-1
so for n =1 , l = 0, hence1p is not possible
For n = 2, l = 0 & 1 hence,2s and 2p are possible.
For n = 3, l = 0 , 1 and 2 hence, 3p is not possible.