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Title: Question!!! {Orbitals}
Post by: nits007 on October 11, 2012, 06:58:48 AM

what is the total number of orbitals associated with the principal quantum number n =3 ???
please guys i need it for my test!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Question!!!
Post by: AWK on October 11, 2012, 07:17:41 AM

http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/general/quantum_numbers/Quantum_Numbers.htm

Title: Re: Question!!!
Post by: Borek on October 11, 2012, 07:59:13 AM

"Orbital" is ambiguous, as it can mean different things depending on the context.

p orbital contains three orbitals p_x, p_y and p_z.

Title: Re: Question!!!
Post by: sankalpmittal on October 14, 2012, 10:47:11 AM

Quote from: Borek on October 11, 2012, 07:59:13 AM

"Orbital" is ambiguous, as it can mean different things depending on the context.

p orbital contains three orbitals p_x, p_y and p_z.

You should say p "subshell" contains three orbitals p_x, p_y and p_z.

And OP can use the formula :

Number of orbitals = n² , where n is principal quantum number.