Explain why the quantum number set (3, 3, -2, +½) is not possible for an electron in a ground-state atom.

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anonymous · Answer

um did you google it ?

anonymous · Answer

yea i googled it. I just don't really know the answer.

anonymous · Answer

do you know the answer ? @sarah786

anonymous · Answer

I don't actually .. I read it but a long time ago ..  did yahoo answer not statisfied yo ?

anonymous · Answer

When i typed the question in google, there was nothing that came up. @sarah786

anonymous · Answer

Its easiy But in typing ... such a waste of time .. its exactly what that given on yahoo.answer .. I post web to you .I hope this helps  U :)

anonymous · Answer

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111121082209AAZ9rN3

anonymous · Answer

oh ok thank you! @sarah786

anonymous · Answer

Mention not ..thanx for medal ..Actually in real sense I couldn't help u :( But anyways thanxx for medal :)

wolfe8 · Answer

OK I'm thinking, maybe because the first(n) and second (l) are the same. L should be n-1. That's what I think

anonymous · Answer

no i figured it out:

The quantum numbers tell you where an electron is in ground-state atom. 
The format is (n, L, mL, ms)
so your 
n=3 (ok)
L=2 (ok). if n=3, L can= 0, 1 or 2
mL=-3 (wrong) if L=2, mL can only be -2 -1 0 +1 or +2
ms=+1/2 (ok)

@wolfe8

wolfe8 · Answer

Well yea basically what I said too. l cannot be the same as n. And btw, that link is for a question that has a different set of quantum numbers. Just noting.