The Quantum Numbers of General Chemistry

In our model of the atom, every electron has a distinct set of values for the four quantum numbers.

We will show the quantum numbers for the six electrons of carbon.

$n is 1, \: \ell is 0, \: m_\ell is 0, \: m_s is 1/2$

$n is 2, \: \ell is 0, \: m_\ell is 0, \: m_s is +1/2$

$n is 2, \: \ell is 0, \: m_\ell is 0, \: m_s is -1/2$

$n is 2, \: \ell is 1, \: m_\ell is -1, \: m_s is +1/2$

$n is 2, \: \ell is 1, \: m_\ell is 0, \: m_s is +1/2$

Published by Robert Sterling