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What is the mass number, A, in an atom?
What is the mass number, A, in an atom?
- Number of nucleons (correct)
- Number of electrons
- Number of neutrons
- Number of protons
What does the principal quantum number, n, specify in an atom?
What does the principal quantum number, n, specify in an atom?
- Orientation of the electron spin
- Orbital shape
- Binding energy (correct)
- Orientation of the orbital in space
Which quantum number specifies the orbital shape in an atom?
Which quantum number specifies the orbital shape in an atom?
- m sub s
- l (correct)
- n
- m sub l
What does the spin quantum number, m sub s, specify in an atom?
What does the spin quantum number, m sub s, specify in an atom?
According to the Pauli exclusion principle, what is not allowed for electrons in the same atom?
According to the Pauli exclusion principle, what is not allowed for electrons in the same atom?