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Name: _________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Flynt - ___ Period
___th Grade Science
1. How many possible orbitals are there for…
a. n = 4 _________
b. n = 10 _________
2. Name the orbitals described by the following quantum numbers:
a. n = 3, l = 0
________
b. n = 3, l = 1
________
c. n = 3, l = 2
________
d. n = 5, l = 0
________
3. Give the n and l values for the following orbitals
a. 1s
n = _____ and l = ______
b. 3s
n = _____ and l = ______
c. 2p
n = _____ and l = ______
d. 4d
n = _____ and l = ______
e. 5f
n = _____ and l = ______
4. Place the following orbitals in order of increasing energy:
1s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 3d, 4f, 3p, 7s, 5d, 5p
5. What are all of the possible m values for the following types of orbitals?
a. s
m could equal ___________________________
b. p
m could equal ___________________________
c. d
m could equal ___________________________
d. f
m could equal ___________________________
6. List all of the possible orbitals by name for n = 4 and give the angular momentum quantum
numbers (l) which define each orbital.
7. An electron is in a certain energy level where the maximum value of the angular momentum
quantum number l = 4. What energy level is the electron in?
8. How does the size of a given type of orbital vary with n?
9. How many orbitals are there in an h-subshell (l = 5)? What are all the possible values of m?
10. Label each of the following sets of four quantum numbers as either Valid, which indicates
that set is a legitimate set of quantum numbers for an electron, or Invalid, which would
indicate that the set is not a possible set of quantum numbers for an electron. (Hint: Check
them with the rules on the quantum numbers handout you got)
n
l
m
s
1
0
0
½
1
1
+1
-½
2
0
0
-½
2
2
-2
½
2
1
-1
½
3
2
-1
½
3
1
0
0
3
0
1
½
3
0
0
-½
1
2
-3
½
Valid or Invalid?