Which one of the following statements about atomic structure and quantum numbers is incorrect? A)In a given atom, the maximum number of electrons having principal quantum number n = 3, is 18. B)The number of orbitals in a given f subshell is 7. C)For n = 4, the largest possible value of l is 3. D)For n = 4, the largest possible value of m_l is 2. E)The following set of quantum numbers for a single orbital is not allowed: n = 3, l = 1, m_l = −2.

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The quantum number m_l only goes from -l to +l for a given subshell, so for n=4 and l=3, the largest possible value of m_l would be -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, or 3.

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