Question

What information is obtained from azimuthal quantum number?

Answer 1

The azimuthal quantum number is denoted by l. Its value lies between 0 to (n-1), where n is a principal quantum number.
Example: For n = 3; l may be 0,1 or 2.

Azimuthal quantum number provides the following information:

(i) The subshell in which electron is present.
(ii) The number of subshells present in a principal shell.
(iii) The shape of subshell.
(iv) The angular momentum of an electron.