The magnetic quantum number of an electron (m) designates the:

electron's main energy level

electron's direction of spin

orientation in space of the orbital (electron cloud)

overall shape of the orbital (electron cloud)

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The magnetic quantum number of an electron (m) designates the:
 
		
electron's main energy level
 		
electron's direction of spin
 		
orientation in space of the orbital (electron cloud)
 		
overall shape of the orbital (electron cloud)

anonymous · Answer

Magnetic Quantum Number (ml):  ml = -l, ..., 0, ..., +l.
Specifies the orientation in space of an orbital of a given energy (n) and shape (l). This number divides the subshell into individual orbitals which hold the electrons; there are 2l+1 orbitals in each subshell. Thus the s subshell has only one orbital, the p subshell has three orbitals, and so on.(not written by me)

anonymous · Answer

why kind of university doesn't allow you to go into different websites though?

anonymous · Answer

a high school

anonymous · Answer

ohhhhh, that explains it, I'm guessing conceptual physics class?

anonymous · Answer

Well really it's Chemistry but their basically the same thing. I'm just so in the dark about all the information due to no one teaching me it in the past. If I don't get these two semesters done within these 10 days I don't graduate.

anonymous · Answer

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