Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 28 - Quantum Mechanics of Atoms - Problems - Page 827: 20

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Work Step by Step

For oxygen, Z = 8. We start with $n=1$, and list the quantum numbers in the order $(n, \mathcal{l}, m_{\mathcal{l}}, m_s)$. See the figure for the list of quantum numbers for the electrons in oxygen’s ground state. Not enough information is provided to uniquely identify the final 4 electrons. There are 2 other possibilities (where the third quantum number $ m_{\mathcal{l}}=1$) that can substitute for any of the final four states.
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