Quantum Numbers

Give all possible sets of quantum numbers (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) for an electron in the indicated orbital.
1. 2s [Solution]
2. 2px [Solution]
3. 3pz [Solution]
4. 3dxz [Solution]
5. 4dz2 [Solution]
6. 5dx2-y2 [Solution]
7. 1s [Solution]
8. 3dxy [Solution]
9. 4dxz [Solution]
10. 4py [Solution]
11. 6s [Solution]
12. 3dz2 [Solution]
13. 3s [Solution]
14. 3py [Solution]
15. 4dyz [Solution]

 

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Solutions

  
1. 2s: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (2,0,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
2. 2px: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (2,1,±1,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
3. 3pz: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (3,1,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
4. 3dxz: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (3,2,±1,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
5. 4dz2: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (4,2,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
6. 5dx2-y2: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (5,2,±2,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
7. 1s: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (1,0,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
8. 3dxy: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (3,2,±2,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
9. 4dxz: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (4,2,±1,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
10. 4py: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (4,1,±1,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
11. 6s: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (6,0,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
12. 3dz2: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (3,2,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
13. 3s: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (3,0,0,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
14. 3py: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (3,1,±1,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  
15. 4dyz: (n,ℓ,mℓ,ms) = (4,2,±1,±½) [Back to Questions]
   
   
  

 

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