Question

What are the principal, angular momentum, and magnetic quantum numbers for the `3s`, `2p_y`, and `4p_z` atomic orbitals?

Answer 1

for 3s;

`n = 3`
`l = 0`
`m_l = 0`

for 2py;

`n = 2`
`l = 1`
`m_l = -1 or +1` (arbitrary, but pick one)

for 4pz;

`n = 4`
`l = 1`
`m_l = 0`