Question

An atomic orbital has n = 3. What are the possible values of l and m₁?

Answer 1

n = 3

Therefore, l = 0, 1, 2

for l = 0, m₁ = 0

l = 1, m₁ = -1, 0, +1

l = 2, m₁ = -2, -1, 0, +1, +2