What is the maximum numbers of electrons that can be associated with the following set of quantum numbers?…
What is the maximum numbers of electrons that can be associated with the following set of quantum numbers? $n=3, l=1$ and $m=-1$
10
6
4
2
Solution
The orbital of the electron having $n=3$, $l=1$ and $m=-1$ is $3 p_z$ (as $m_m$ ) and an orbital can have a maximum of two electrons with opposite spins.
$\therefore 3 p_z$ arbital contains only two electrons or only 2 electrons are associated with $n=3$, $l=1, m=-1$.