For which of the following elements, outermost orbit's last electron has azimuthal quantum number l = 0?
A
Na
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B
O
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C
Cl
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D
N
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Solution
The correct option is D Na Na i.e. in sodium outermost orbit's last electron has azimuthal quantum number l = 0. Na belongs to 3rd period and hence n should be 3 for the valence electron of this element.