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MHT CET · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

How many values of magnetic quantum number are possible for each value of azimuthal quantum number?

  1. A \(\mathrm{n} \ell\)
  2. B \(2 \ell+1\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{n}-\ell\)
  4. D \(2 \ell\)
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(B) \(2 \ell+1\)

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If azimuthal quantum number is \(\ell\) then magnetic quantum number will be from \(-\ell\) to \(+\ell\) including zero.

Number of values of magnetic quantum number \(=2 \ell+1\)