4 Quantum Numbers

Angular Momentum Quantum Number

• n

• L

• Ms

• ML

Magnetic Quantum Number

• N

• L

• Ms

• ML

Principle Quantum number

• n

• L

• Ms

• ML

Spin Quantum Number

• N

• L

• Ms

• ML

Principle Quantum Number Decides:

• angular momentum

• spatial orientation

• energy level

• size of electron orbital

Angular Momentum decides:

• energy level

• subshell/sublevel

• Behavior of rotation

• shape of orbital

Magnetic Quantum Number Determines:

• Spatial orientation of orbital

• energy level

• direction of orbital

• how much an orbital can hold

Spin quantum number decides:

• orientation of electron

• spatial orientation of electron

• angular momentum

• orientation of orbital

N=

• 1, infinity

• 0, infinity

• 0, x -1

• -n, n

L=

• 1, infinity

• 0, infinity

• 0, n-1

• -L, L