Which Orbital Has the Highest Energy in a Multielectron Atom $\ell$

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which orbital has the highest energy in a multielectron atom? The quantum numbers are given as (n, $\ell$ , m_l) .

• A) (3, 2, 0)
• B) (4, 4, 0)
• C) (3, 0, 0)
• D) (4, 1, 1)
• E) (4, 3, -1)

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