The four quantum numbers that uniquely identify each electronic state in an atom: principal (n = 1, 2, 3, …) sets energy/shell; azimuthal (ℓ = 0, …, n−1) sets orbital shape (s, p, d, f); magnetic (mₗ = −ℓ, …, +ℓ) sets spatial orientation;…
The four quantum numbers that uniquely identify each electronic state in an atom: principal (n = 1, 2, 3, …) sets energy/shell; azimuthal (ℓ = 0, …, n−1) sets orbital shape (s, p, d, f); magnetic (mₗ = −ℓ, …, +ℓ) sets spatial orientation;…