How s, p, d and f orbitals got their name as s, p, d and f?
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he orbital shells are giving the names s,p,d,f base on the Spectroscopic transitions involving energy levels with different angular momentun (L) values with different groups of lines in the line spectra of the alkali metals.
The line groups were called sharp, principal, diffuse, and fundamental.
s- sharp for L=0
p- principal for L=1
d- diffuse for L=2
f- fundamental for L=3
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