What is the orientation in space of an atomic orbital associated with?

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Al E.
Jul 3, 2017

It's related to the angular quantum number l or, more simply, the orbital's shape.

Explanation:

An electron orbital's magnetic quantum number m_l is its orientation in space, and it contains integral values in the range [-l,l] and the orbitals angular quantum number is l that defines its shape.

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