Answer is: orbitals are regions of the most probable location of electrons.
Each orbital in an atom is characterized by a unique set of values of the three quantum numbers n, l, and ml.
Magnetic quantum number (ml) specifies the orientation in space of an orbital of a given energy and shape . Magnetic quantum number divides the subshell into individual orbitals which hold the electrons, there are 2l+1 orbitals in each subshell. For example, p orbitals (and their electrons) have three orientations in spase (px, py and pz).
Principal quantum number (n) describes the size of the orbital. There are one s orbital (angular quantum number l=0), three p orbitals (angular quantum number l=1 and magnetic quantum number ml = -1,0,+1) and five d orbitals (angular quantum number l=2 and magnetic quantum number ml = -2,-1,0,+1,+2).
The lowest energy state an atom can be at is called its ground state. When an electron in an atom has absorbed energy it is said to be in an excited state. An excited atom is unstable and tends to rearrange itself to return to its lowest energy state. When this happens, the electrons lose some or all of the excess energy by emitting light. Light is only emitted at certain frequencies, each corresponding to a particular electronic transition within the allowed states.
electrons emitting light so the electrons will be in ground state
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KauCl4 :
K = + 1
au = + 7
Cl = - 2
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