2.8 Quantum Numbers

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What is the maximum number of p orbitals at a given energy level?

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3

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What shape is characteristic of a p orbital?

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Dumbbell-shaped

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Which variable represents the spin of an electron?

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m_s

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What is the shape of an s orbital?

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Spherical

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What does the orbital sublevel (l) represent?

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Orbital shape

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How many total orbitals are in the s sublevel?

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1

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How many total orbitals are in the p sublevel?

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3

Front

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a single p orbital?

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2

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What is the shape of a d orbital?

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Complex, often cloverleaf-shaped

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What does the principal quantum number (n) indicate?

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Energy level of the electron