Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 5 - Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table - Exercise 5.8 - Subshell Designations - Page 207: b

Answer

The statement is wrong

Work Step by Step

For n = 2, l = n-1 = 1. Hence l can take values of 0 and 1 only. So there is no l=2 for n=2.
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