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Does an orbital with the electron address of 3, 1, -2, 1/2 actually exist? Why or why not?

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  • 4 years ago

    NO

    the first number shows that n=3

    second number shows that subshell is p (L=1)

    subshell p can have -1, 0 and 1 as mL(-L<=ml<=L) but the third number is -2,p subshell doesn't have such ml

  • 4 years ago

    No, assuming you're listing them as n, l, m, because m can only run to +-l. and -2 is less than -1.

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