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  4. An orbital is described with the help of a wave function. Since many wave functions are possible for an electron, there are many atomic orbitals, When atom is placed in a magnetic field the possible number of orientations for an orbital of azimuthal quantum number 3 is

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Q. An orbital is described with the help of a wave function. Since many wave functions are possible for an electron, there are many atomic orbitals, When atom is placed in a magnetic field the possible number of orientations for an orbital of azimuthal quantum number $3$ is

Structure of Atom

Solution:

When $l = 3$, as $m_l = (2l + 1) = 7$