How many orbitals are in a sub shell with l equal to (a) 0; (b) 2; (c)1; (d)3?

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Ananda Dasgupta
Feb 22, 2018

(a) 1, (b) 5, (c) 3, (d) 7

Explanation:

Each different value of #m# specifies a particular orbital. For a given #l#, #m#, can take values from #-m# to #m# in steps on one- a total of #2l+1# values.

So, for a particular value of #l#, there are #2l+1# orbitals.

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