What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom that can have the following set of quantum numbers n=4 l=3 ml=-2 ms=+1/2?
1 Answer
Nov 30, 2016
According to the given specific quantum numbers, it is certain that only one electron can have the following quantum numbers.
Explanation:
According to the Exclusion Principle,
"No two electrons can have all the four quantum numbers equal."
Moreover only one electron can be accommodated in an orbital with a spin quantum number of
