Quantum Numbers

ml (magnetic) -l..0..+l Orbital orientation

in space

l (angular) 0, 1, 2, .. n-1 Orbital shape or

type (subshell)

n (major) 1, 2, 3, .. Orbital size and

energy = -R(1/n2)

Total # of orbitals in lth subshell = 2 l + 1

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