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22 January, 22:21

How many orbitals are there in the third shell (n=3) ? express your answer numerically as an integer?

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  1. 22 January, 22:33
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    Answer is: there are nine orbitals in the n = 3 shell, 3² = 9.

    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 m = - 1,0,+1) and five d orbitals (angular quantum number l=2 and magnetic quantum number m = - 2,-1,0,+1,+2).
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