Atomic Structure3

Which of the following set of quantum numbers is impossible for an electron?

n=1,l=0,ml=1,ms=+1/2
n=3,l=2,ml= -3,ms=+1/2

8 Answers

11
Gone.. ·

the 2nd one..

n-3 max. d subshell is max..

m=-2 is least possible m value in d..

m=-3 is posssible in f only...but thats not possible with n=3.

29
govind ·

1st one is also wrong
when l=0 then m shud be equal to zero..

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Kalyan Pilla ·

Neither of thetwo is possible,

Basic rules of quantum numbering are
a l =[0,n]
b ml= [-l,l]
c ms={-1/2,1/2}

The second rule is not adhered to in both the cases

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Jagaran Chowdhury ·

both r wrong

because m can only take values from -L to +L through 0

so when m is 0 l can only be 0

when m is 2 l can be -2,-1,0,1,2

11
Gone.. ·

o ya both r wrong.

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aieeee ·

jagaran , why r dey both wrong ?

1
Arka Halder ·

For given n,l can take integral values fron 0 to (n-1)
For given l,m can take integral values between -l and +l

in case 1, l=0 so m can have only 1 possible value: 0 but not 1 as given in the question.
in case 2, l=2 so m can have values -2,-1,0,1,2 but not -3 as given in the question.
Thus,both are not possible.

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Jagaran Chowdhury ·

@aieee the reason is clearly stated in my post

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