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2.31    How many electrons in an atom may have the following quantum numbers?

    (a)     n = 4, m_s = -^{\ 1}/_2

 

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The total number of electrons in an atom for a value of n is given by: n=2n^2

Therefore, the total no. of electrons when n=4,

\Rightarrow n=2\times4^2 = 32  and half of them i.e. 16 will have m_{s} = -\frac{1}{2}.

 

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