Structure and Properties

Orbitals and Quantum Numbers - Practice Questions

1. What are the shapes of s, p, and d orbitals respectively?

2. How many possible 1s orbitals are there? 4p orbitals? 4d orbitals?

3. What is the maximum number of orbitals with:

n=4 l=1
n=2 l=2
n=3 l=2
n = 5 l = 1 ml = -1

4a. Which orbitals cannot exist? Explain.

4b.

2p

3p

4d

3f

Which sets of quantum numbers can NOT exist? Explain.

n=2

l=2

ml=0 ms= -1/2

n=4

l=2

ml=0 ms= +1/2

n=5

l=1

ml=0 ms= -1

n=1

l=0

ml=0 ms= -1/2

6s

2d

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5. Write a set of quantum numbers for the following:

4f, 5s, 6d orbitals.

6. Describe the electrons defined by the following quantum numbers (if they
dont exist, state that):
n

ml

ms

-1/2

+1/2

-1

-1

-1/2

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Answer key in HW folder Also complete

page 220 #16

page 184 #2,3,5,6,7 &