The principal quantum number of an atom is related to the:

  • A
    orientation of the orbital in space
  • B
    orbital angular momentum
  • C
    spin angular momentum
  • D
    size of the orbital

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Select the correct statements for quantum numbers.
$(i)$ Magnetic quantum number $(m_l)$ gives information about the spatial orientation of orbitals with respect to the standard set of coordinate axes.
$(ii)$ Electron spin quantum number is represented by '$s$' and has values of $\pm \frac{1}{2}$.
$(iii)$ Principal quantum number $(n)$ determines the size of the orbitals and also,to a large extent,the energy of the orbitals.

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Pauli's exclusion principle states that

The total number of electrons that can be accommodated in all the orbitals having principal quantum number $n = 2$ and azimuthal quantum number $l = 1$ is

The general configuration of the outermost and penultimate shell is $(n - 1)s^2 (n - 1)p^6 (n - 1)d^x ns^2$. If $n = 4$ and $x = 5$,then the number of protons in the nucleus will be:

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If the principal quantum number $n=6,$ the correct sequence of filling of electrons will be

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