The number of orbitals with is ______. (Round off to the nearest integer).
Answer: 3
Solution
For a given azimuthal quantum number the magnetic quantum number runs from to , so can occur only when . With the allowed values are , and of these , and admit , one orbital for each. The number of orbitals with and is 3.
JEE Main · 2021 · 16 Mar 2021 · Shift 2 · Integer answer