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Quantum numbers of electrons

There are four quantum numbers of electrons and about each of them - in order.

The main quantum number N characterizes the energy level, in other words, it is the size of the energy level, the larger the number N, the larger the radius at which the electrons are located.

The orbital quantum number L denotes the shape of the region in which an electron can be located, the number L has the values s (L=0),p (L=1), d (L=2),f (L=3) and is also called the energy shell or energy sublevel.

On each orbital there is «2·L + 1» The magnetic quantum number Ml denotes the orbital on which the electron is located. Ml can take the values of ±L.

And the last quantum number is spin, it takes two values: +½ and -½, denoting, respectively, the forward and reverse rotation of the electron.

The quantum numbers of an element, or the quantum numbers of an electron, are four quantum numbers characterizing the state of an external electron in an atom, below is a table of quantum numbers of electrons of any atom:

1
H
Hydrogen
1s 1
N = 1 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
2
He
Helium
1s 2
N = 1 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
3
Li
Lithium
2s 1
N = 2 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
4
Be
Beryllium
2s 2
N = 2 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
5
B
Boron
2p 1
N = 2 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
6
C
Carbon
2p 2
N = 2 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
7
N
Nitrogen
2p 3
N = 2 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
8
O
Oxygen
2p 4
N = 2 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
9
F
Fluorine
2p 5
N = 2 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
10
Ne
Neon
2p 6
N = 2 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
11
Na
Sodium
3s 1
N = 3 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
12
Mg
Magnesium
3s 2
N = 3 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
13
Al
Aluminum
3p 1
N = 3 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
14
Si
Silicon
3p 2
N = 3 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
15
P
Phosphorus
3p 3
N = 3 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
16
S
Sulfur
3p 4
N = 3 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
17
Cl
Chlorine
3p 5
N = 3 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
18
Ar
Argon
3p 6
N = 3 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
19
K
Potassium
4s 1
N = 4 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
20
Ca
Calcium
4s 2
N = 4 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
21
Sc
Scandium
3d 1
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
22
Ti
Titan
3d 2
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
23
Vd
periodic.vd
3d 3
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
24
Cr
Chrome
3d 5
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
25
Mn
Manganese
3d 5
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
26
Fe
Iron
3d 6
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = -½
27
Co
Cobalt
3d 7
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
28
Ni
Nickel
3d 8
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
29
Cu
Copper
3d 10
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
30
Zn
Zinc
3d 10
N = 3 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
31
Ga
Gallium
4p 1
N = 4 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
32
Ge
Germanium
4p 2
N = 4 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
33
As
Arsenic
4p 3
N = 4 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
34
Se
Selenium
4p 4
N = 4 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
35
Br
Bromine
4p 5
N = 4 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
36
Kr
Krypton
4p 6
N = 4 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
37
Rb
Rubidium
5s 1
N = 5 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
38
Sr
Strontium
5s 2
N = 5 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
39
Y
Yttrium
4d 1
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
40
Zr
Zirconium
4d 2
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
41
Nb
Niobium
4d 4
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
42
Mo
Molybdenum
4d 5
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
43
Tc
Technetium
4d 5
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
44
Ru
Ruthenium
4d 7
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
45
Rh
Rhodium
4d 8
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
46
Pd
Palladium
4d 10
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
47
Ag
Silver
4d 10
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
48
Cd
Cadmium
4d 10
N = 4 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
49
In
India
5p 1
N = 5 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
50
Sn
Tin
5p 2
N = 5 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
51
Sb
Antimony
5p 3
N = 5 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
52
Te
Tellurium
5p 4
N = 5 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
53
I
Iodine
5p 5
N = 5 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
54
Xe
Xenon
5p 6
N = 5 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
55
Cs
Caesium
6s 1
N = 6 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
56
Ba
Barium
6s 2
N = 6 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
57
La
Lanthanum
5d 1
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
58
Ce
Cerium
4f 2
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
59
Pr
Praseodymium
4f 3
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
60
Nd
Neodymium
4f 4
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
61
Pm
Promethium
4f 5
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
62
Sm
Samaria
4f 6
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
63
Eu
Europium
4f 7
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 3 Ms = +½
64
Gd
Gadolinium
5d 1
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
65
Tb
Terbium
4f 9
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = -2 Ms = -½
66
Dy
Dysprosium
4f 10
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
67
Ho
Holmium
4f 11
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
68
Er
Erbium
4f 12
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
69
Tm
Thulium
4f 13
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
70
Yb
Ytterbium
4f 14
N = 4 L = 3 Ml = 3 Ms = -½
71
Lu
Lutetium
5d 1
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
72
Hf
Hafnium
5d 2
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
73
Ta
Tantalum
5d 3
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
74
W
Tungsten
5d 4
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
75
Re
Rhenium
5d 5
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
76
Os
Osmium
5d 6
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = -½
77
Ir
Iridium
5d 7
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
78
Pt
Platinum
5d 9
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
79
Au
Gold
5d 10
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
80
Hg
Mercury
5d 10
N = 5 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
81
Tl
Thallium
6p 1
N = 6 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
82
Pb
Lead
6p 2
N = 6 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
83
Bi
Bismuth
6p 3
N = 6 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
84
Po
Polonium
6p 4
N = 6 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
85
At
Astatine
6p 5
N = 6 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
86
Rn
Radon
6p 6
N = 6 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
87
Fr
Francium
7s 1
N = 7 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
88
Ra
Radium
7s 2
N = 7 L = 0 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
89
Ac
Anemone
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
90
Th
Thorium
7d 2
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
91
Pa
Protactinium
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
92
U
Uranium
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
93
Np
Neptunium
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
94
Pu
Plutonium
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
95
Am
Americium
5f 7
N = 5 L = 3 Ml = 3 Ms = +½
96
Cm
Curium
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
97
Bk
Berkelium
7d 1
N = 7 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
98
Cf
California
5f 10
N = 5 L = 3 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
99
Es
Einsteinium
5f 11
N = 5 L = 3 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
100
Fm
Fermium
5f 12
N = 5 L = 3 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
101
Md
Mendelevium
5f 13
N = 5 L = 3 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
102
No
Nobelium
5f 14
N = 5 L = 3 Ml = 3 Ms = -½
103
Lr
Lawrencium
6d 1
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = +½
104
Rf
Rutherfordium
6d 2
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
105
Db
Dubnium
6d 3
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
106
Sg
Seaborgium
6d 4
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
107
Bh
Barium
6d 5
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = +½
108
Hs
Hassium
6d 6
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = -2 Ms = -½
109
Mt
Meitnerium
6d 7
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
110
Ds
Darmstadtium
6d 8
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
111
Rg
Roentgenium
6d 9
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = 1 Ms = -½
112
Cn
Copernicus
6d 10
N = 6 L = 2 Ml = 2 Ms = -½
113
Nh
Nihonium
7p 1
N = 7 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = +½
114
Fl
Flerovium
7p 2
N = 7 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = +½
115
Mc
Muscovy
7p 3
N = 7 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = +½
116
Lv
Livermore
7p 4
N = 7 L = 1 Ml = -1 Ms = -½
117
Ts
Tennessee
7p 5
N = 7 L = 1 Ml = 0 Ms = -½
118
Og
Oganesson
7p 6
N = 7 L = 1 Ml = 1 Ms = -½

Electronic configuration of atoms of chemical elements