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13-1 An atom has an electron in a state with $n = 5$ and $m_l = -4$. How many distinct values of the orbital quantum number $l$ would be compatible with this?

          13-1 An atom has an electron in a state with $n = 5$ and $m_l = -4$. How many
distinct values of the orbital quantum number $l$ would be compatible with
this?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Arjun Singh

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In this case, n=5, so the possible values of l would be 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. However, the magnetic quantum number m is related to the orbital quantum number l by the inequality |m| ≤ l. In this case, m=-4, so we need to find the values of l that satisfy |m| ≤ Show more…

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