Question
Question: An orbital described with the help of a wave function. Since many wave functions are possible for an...
An orbital described with the help of a wave function. Since many wave functions are possible for an electron, there are many atomic orbitals. When atom is placed in a magnetic field the possible number of orientations for an orbital of azimuthal quantum number 3 is
A
Three
B
Two
C
Five
D
Seven
Answer
Seven
Explanation
Solution
: When l = 3, magnetic quantum number has 7 values ml=(2l+1). These values are represented as
−3,−2,−1,0,+1,+2,+3