Question

What orbital does the quantum numbers n=4 l=2 ml=2 describe

Answer 1

Answer:

Orbital designation

for Principle Quantum number n=4, this is the shell number & corresponds to N shell, (shells are designated K,L,M,N)

for Angular Momentum number l=2, this is the orbital level corresponding to d, given that l can be any integer 0-(n-1), for( 0,1,2,3 )corresponds to (s, p, d, f)

The orbital designation is 4d

for Magnetic Quantum number ml, the suborbitals correspond to -l through l, (-2,-1,0, 1,2)

for ml=-1 the suborbital -1 in the 4d sub shell with electron spin state ms=-1/2