Answer to Question #257888 in General Chemistry for Jen

Question

.For n=4, what are the possible values of l? b. For l=2 what are the possible values of ml

Answer 1

For n = 4, l can have values of 0, 1, 2, and 3. Thus, s, p, d, and f subshells are found in the n = 4 shell of an atom. For l = 0 (the s subshell), m_l can only be 0. Thus, there is only one 4s orbital.

Since the value of l is 2, the allowed values of ml = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2. Therefore, there are five spatial orbitals which can hold electrons in this subshell.