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Question:
What is the principal azimuthal number?
Solution:
The principal azimuthal quantum number, denoted by , represents the shape of the orbital in an atom. It determines the subshell in which an electron is located and can have values from 0 to , where is the principal quantum number.
Here are the values of and their corresponding subshells:
- corresponds to an s orbital (sharp).
- corresponds to a p orbital (principal).
- corresponds to a d orbital (diffuse).
- corresponds to an f orbital (fundamental).
For example, in the electron configuration of oxygen (), the electron configuration is . In this configuration, the principal quantum number is , and the azimuthal quantum number for the p orbital is , indicating that the electrons in oxygen are in the 2p subshell.
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