Magnetic quantum number (m sub l)

[Annie Chantasirivisal_4G]

Hi guys,

So I understand that the magnetic quantum number (m_l) can be found based on the angular momentum quantum number (l), where you just go from -l to +l, but I wanted to make sure...

will m_l=-1 always correspond to the x, such as if we were given n=2, l=1, and m_l=-1 the referred state is 2px? Thus if m_l=-1 is x, then m_l=0 is y and m_l=+1 is z, is that right? What do you do when m_l goes beyond -1 to 1, such as if it was in the d state and has m_l = -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2? What would -2 or 2 be part of within x, y, and z?

Thank you in advance, and best of luck studying :3!

[Haley Fredricks 1B]

When you get to the d orbital and l values of 2 and -2, they correspond to multiple planes, not x, y, and z. So for example 3dxy, 3dyz., etc.