No f- orbital questions? [ENDORSED]

[Daniel Rivas 3L]

I know that Dr. Lavelle said that we aren't going to be concerned with elements that have f- orbitals because many are radioactive. So does this mean that we don't have to worry about learning anything about their electron configuration? Or is there something we at least have to know?

[Lucian1F]

I'm pretty sure all you have to know is that energy levels n=4 and after have f-orbitals, the f-orbitals are l=3, and ml= -3,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3.

[lizzygaines1D]

yes to confirm this our group was told we wouldn't have to know the shape or draw it for this test.

[Kai_Chiu 1F]

yeah, Dr. Lavelle stated in lecture that we wouldn't have to worry about them on the test.

[Chem_Mod]

I'm pretty sure all you have to know is that energy levels n=4 and after have f-orbitals, the f-orbitals are l=3, and ml= -3,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3.

Excellent answer. Yes this should be known as I covered it in class when I did all the quantum numbers and their relationships.