Given:
Electron configuration represented by: 4p³
To determine:
The representation of the letter 'p'
Explanation:
In quantum mechanics, an electron in an orbital is described by a set of 3 quantum numbers
n: this is the principal quantum number which describes the size of the orbital
l = angular momentum quantum number which describes the shape of the orbital
m = magnetic momentum which describes the electron orientation
In the given configuration:
n = 4
l = 1 which corresponds to p-orbital
Ans: (B)
The letter p- corresponds to the shape of the orbital
