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Q. How many orbitals are possible for $n=5,m_{s}=-1/2$ ?

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Solution:

According to $\left(n + l\right)$ rule
$n=5$
$5s \rightarrow 1$ (orbital)
$5p \rightarrow 3$
$5d \rightarrow 5$
$5f \rightarrow 7$
$5g \rightarrow 9$
$\Rightarrow 5h$ not possible