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Which of the following sets of quantum numbers contains an error?Group of answer choices:n = 4, l = 3, ml = -2, ms = -1/2n = 2, l = 0, ml = +2, ms = -1/2n = 3, l = 2, ml = 0, ms = -1/2n = 3, l = 1, ml = +1, ms = +1/2n = 2, l = 1, ml = 0, ms = -1/2

Which of the following sets of quantum numbers contains an error?Group of answer choices-example-1
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n = 2, l = 0, ml = +2, ms = -1/2

n = 3, l = 1, ml = +1, ms = +1/2

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In atoms, there are a total of four quantum numbers namely;

The principal quantum number (n), n = 1, 2, 3, ....

The orbital angular momentum quantum number (l), for n = 3, l = (n - 1) = 0, 1, 2, The magnetic quantum number (ml), for l = 2, ml = (-l, 0, +l) = -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, and The electron spin quantum number (ms), ms = -1/2, +1/2

Therefore, the following sets of quantum numbers contains an error among the given sets:

n = 2, l = 0, ml = +2, ms = -1/2

n = 3, l = 1, ml = +1, ms = +1/2

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