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An electron in a hydrogen atom finds itself in the fourth energy level.
(i) Write down a list of the orbitals that it might be in.
(ii) Can it be in all of these orbitals at once ?
(iii) Can you tell which orbital it is in ?
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(i) 4s , 4P , 4d , 4f
(ii) No, it will only be in one of them.
(iii) No. For the hydrogen atom, all orbitals with the same principal quantum number have the same energy (they are degenerate).
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