magnetic quantum number

noun

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The quantum number corresponding to the shape of electron subshells in an atom. Also called third quantum number

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Noun

(plural magnetic quantum numbers)

(physics) A quantum number of an atomic orbital, whose possible values are related to the azimuthal quantum number, that denotes the energy levels in a subshell

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