How many electrons in an atom can share the quantum numbers n = 2, l = 1, and m subscript l = - 1?

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Scott Horton

11 August, 03:58

How many electrons in an atom can share the quantum numbers n = 2, l = 1, and m subscript l = - 1?

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Marissa Hebert · Answer 1

Answer is: two electrons.

n - principal quantum number, indicating relative overall energy of each orbital, n=1,2,3, ...

l - angular momentum quantum number, shape of the orbital, l = 0,1, ..., n-1.

l = 1 for the p orbitals.

ml - magnetic quantum number, ml = 0,±1, ...,±l.

This is 2px orbital, in every orbital there is two electrons with different spin.