What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom that can have the quantum numbers of $n = 4, m_{e} = + 1$

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Solution

The correct option is C 6
$n = 4; l = 0; m_{e} = 0 l = 1; m_{e} = - 1, 0, + 1 l = 2; m_{e} = - 2, - 1, 0, + 1, + 2 l = 3; m_{e} = - 3, - 2, - 1, 0, + 1, + 2, + 3$
There are three orbitals having $m_{e} = + 1,$ thus maximum number of electrons in them will be $6$ .

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