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Quantum numbers MCQ help please?

Is the answer here A or B 

If its B, didn't 4s2 electrons fill first ? And would the n and l of all the transition metals in period 3 have the same value ?

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  • Dr W
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    you might want to read through my answer here

    /question/index?qid=20160...

    note that

    .. L indicates s,p,d,f, etc

    .. L = 0 is an "s" orbital

    .. L = 1 is a "p" orbital

    .. L = 2 is a "d" orbital

    etc

    4,0,0,+1/2 is the 4s electron

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    this might help too

    http://www.ptable.com/

    click on the orbitals tab

    mouse around and watch the filling pattern

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    The answer is B. Note that Zn is in period 4 not 3.

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