- **Azimuthal Quantum Number**
- Orbital quantum number (l) it tells us about the "shape" of the orbital
- $l$ = 0,$\quad$ 1,$\quad$ 2, $\dots$ , n-1
| | | | l |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
|$n$ = 1 | l = 0 | | 1 |
|$n$ = 2 | l = 0 | 1 | 2 |
|$n$ = 3 | l = 0 |1 $\quad$ 2| 3 |
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