Atomic Structure

Azimuthal quantum number off by one

What goes wrong

Assigns l = 1 to an s subshell or shifts orbital angular momentum numbers (s, p, d, f) by one.

Next time

Always write down the zero-indexed key s=0,p=1,d=2,f=3s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3 before assigning quantum numbers or evaluating angular momentum formulas.

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