Explain the signifance of quantum numbers in predicting the position of an electron in an atom
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In chemistry there are 4 quantum umbers n, l , m and s .
they are used to show the position of an electron in an atom .
1.the first one is n that is principal quantum number .
This describes the electron shell, or energy level, of an electron.
2. The second one is l which is azimuthal quantum number.
The value of l ranges from 0 to n − 1, so the first p orbital (l = 1) appears in the second electron shell (n = 2), the first d orbital (l= 2) appears in the third shell (n = 3), and so on.
l = 0, 1, 2,..., n − 1
3. The third one is magnetic quantum number which is represented by m.
This describes the specific orbital within that subshell, and yields the projection of the orbital angular momentum along a specified axis.
4.And the fourth one is spin quantum number which is represented by S .
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