Magnetic Quantum Number

[Jasmine Reddy DIS 1E]

Given the magnetic quantum number, what information can we directly deduce about an orbital?

[Katie Frei 1L]

Given the magnetic quantum number you can differentiate the specific orbitals within a subshell. The magnetic quantum number also states the orientation of the orbital.

[anishathomas]

With magnetic quantum number you can know more about the orbitals within the subshells.

[Kailey Nichols 4B]

The magnetic quantum number tells you about the orientation of the electron orbitals. For example, if you think back to the lecture where we talked about the p-orbital and how when l = 1, m_l can be -1, 0, or 1 which roughly translates to p_x, p_y, or p_z. Note though that when going from the m_l value to describing the orientation of the p-orbital in terms of the axis that goes through the orbital, x, y, and z are arbitrary and don't correspond to a specific m_l value.